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Breaking Boundaries: How Northern California Could Help Las Vegas During Drought

/in , , /by /The Nevada Independentby Jim Peifer

It might seem hard to imagine, but there’s a connection between water supplies in Northern California’s Sacramento region and distant cities such as Las Vegas. We may be separated by deserts and mountain ranges, but these very different places could actually share water. And with a little cooperation, all of us could survive the challenges of climate change, whether it’s a shrinking Colorado River or declining Sierra Nevada snowpack.

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EPA Proposes Biggest Changes to Lead Pipe Rules in More Than Three Decades

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Michael Phillis

Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Mich., and Washington, D.C.

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Helix Water District Wins Golden Watchdog Award

/in , , /by /SDNEWS

Recently, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association honored Helix Water District with a Golden Watchdog Award in Municipal and Educational Services for the district’s Tunnel Hill tanks project that resulted in a $6.3 million cost savings for its customers. The association’s annual Golden Watchdog and Fleece Awards recognize the best and worst in local government decision-making, spending and efficiency.

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Cybersecurity Agency Warns That Water Utilities Are Vulnerable to Hackers After Pennsylvania Attack

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Associated Press

Hackers are targeting industrial control systems widely used by water and sewage-treatment utilities, potentially threatening water supplies, the top U.S. cyberdefense agency said after a Pennsylvania water authority was hacked.

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California Wants to Lead at Global Climate Change Summit

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Lynn La

While Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Georgia for his debate with Gov. Ron DeSantis, lots of other California leaders are headed to the global climate summit that starts today in Dubai.

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Californians Bet Farming Agave for Booze Holds Key to Weathering Drought, Groundwater Limits

/in , , /by /GV Wire

Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked.

A decade later, his property is now dotted with thousands of what he and others hope is a promising new crop for the state following years of punishing drought and a push to scale back on groundwater pumping.

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4 US Cities Pledge to Combat Water Woes Driven by Climate Change

/in , , /by /Storm Cities Driveby Ysabelle Kempe

Sixteen cities, including four in the U.S., signed a commitment to protect vulnerable communities from severe flooding and drought through C40 Cities’ new Water Safe Cities Accelerator, launched on Nov. 22.

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UC San Diego, Scripps Oceanography Sends Delegation to Cop28, the UN Climate Conference

/in , , /by /KPBSby Thomas Fudge

The United Nations Climate Conference, called COP28, begins on Thursday in Dubai and students and faculty from UC San Diego (UCSD) will be there.

The UN climate conference is a global meeting of politicians and scientists that have a strong bearing on the fight against global warming. It’s where the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015.

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Sweetwater Authority Proposing Series of Water Rate Hikes for 2024

/in , , /by /CBS8by Richard Allyn

Thousands of South Bay residents could see their water rates begin to increase at the start of 2024.

The Sweetwater Authority, which supplies water to 200,000 people in parts of Chula Vista, National City and Bonita, will be voting on the hike next week. This would be the first time the Sweetwater Authority has raised their water rates in five years. If ultimately approved, this series of rate hikes would begin on January first.

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Water Saving Solar Panels, Coming Soon To A Canal Near You

/in , , /by /Clean Technicaby Tina Casey

The upcoming COP28 climate conference has suddenly blown up in a wave of scandal, but the energy transition marches on. Exhibit A is the idea of shading irrigation canals with solar panels for a planet-saving win-win-win. The cooling effect of the water improves solar conversion efficiency, the shade prevents excess water loss from evaporation, and the use of built infrastructure preserves land from development. What’s not to like?

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