Pasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their […]
The recent rupture of a massive pipe at the New Colgate Powerhouse on the Yuba River, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, was not a natural disaster. It was an infrastructure failure. The rupture of the penstock pipe in February sent a torrent of water down a steep hillside, triggering erosion that carried sediment and man-made debris […]
Corpus Christi’s reservoirs are critically low, and a water emergency looks almost unavoidable. The city has been under drought restrictions since June 2022 and is now preparing for a Level 1 water emergency. This step triggers when the city is within six months of not meeting demand.
Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year. But instead of peak snow, there’s almost none.
What if nuclear power could fix the Colorado River’s water crisis? That’s the pitch from Ben Burr, president of the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Commission, who is shopping a proposal to build new desalination plants on California’s coast. The plants would convert Pacific Ocean seawater into freshwater and pump it hundreds of miles inland, adding new […]
Two-Day Outdoor Watering Schedule Now in Effect Through October in Pasadena
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Pasadena NowPasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their […]
OPINION: Yuba River Disaster: It Could Be Coming to a River Near You
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Keiko MertzThe recent rupture of a massive pipe at the New Colgate Powerhouse on the Yuba River, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, was not a natural disaster. It was an infrastructure failure. The rupture of the penstock pipe in February sent a torrent of water down a steep hillside, triggering erosion that carried sediment and man-made debris […]
Corpus Christi Prepares for Level 1 Water Emergency As Reservoirs Drop and Council Debates Industrial Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /KRIS 6 Corpus Christiby Jacob DanielsCorpus Christi’s reservoirs are critically low, and a water emergency looks almost unavoidable. The city has been under drought restrictions since June 2022 and is now preparing for a Level 1 water emergency. This step triggers when the city is within six months of not meeting demand.
Record Low Colorado Mountain Snow Won’t Bode Well for Water in the Drought-Stricken US West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /AP News Coloradoby Mead Gruver and Brittany PetersonHydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
April 1 Is Supposed To Be Peak Snow In California. Forget That This Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesCalifornia’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year. But instead of peak snow, there’s almost none.
Could Nuclear Power Help Pump Water Into The Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /12 News Phoenixby William Pitts Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhat if nuclear power could fix the Colorado River’s water crisis? That’s the pitch from Ben Burr, president of the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Commission, who is shopping a proposal to build new desalination plants on California’s coast. The plants would convert Pacific Ocean seawater into freshwater and pump it hundreds of miles inland, adding new […]