‘Snow Drought’ Darkening California’s Water Outlook
Despite a spate of recent storms, scientists say California needs more winterlike weather to bolster its water supply and avoid another drought.
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Supreme Court to Resolve Decade-Old Rio Grande Water Dispute
The US Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a water dispute involving the Rio Grande River that’s been pending at the high court for a decade. At issue in the case accepted for argument on Monday is the 1938 Rio Grande Compact, which apportions water between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Court Ruling May Threaten Contentious California Delta Water Tunnel Project
A California judge says a 60-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to build a massive underground tunnel that would reroute a big part of the state’s supply.
The One Issue No One Wants to Talk About In The California Senate Race
Water is the third rail of California politics — and the state’s Senate candidates are carefully steering around it. Water is a perpetual problem in California, with bitter fights over scarce resources even in rainy years.
OPINION – Clean Drinking Water is a Human Right. Why Are So Many California Communities Without It?
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance against a backdrop more prescient than he had planned: a classroom whiteboard that posed the “Essential Question — How do you respond to challenges?”
How California Reservoir Water Levels Changed After Atmospheric Rivers
One reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.
California Judge Rules State Can’t Issue Bonds to Finance Delta Tunnel Project
The controversial Delta Conveyance Project took a major financial hit this week, after a Sacramento County judge ruled California can’t issue bonds to fund the project.
OPINION – Why Are Top California Democrats Ducking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Delta Tunnel Project?
The three top Democrats seeking to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the United States Senate managed to clearly answer every question California’s McClatchy opinion team recently managed to pose. Except for one.
AWWA Selects Next President-Elect
The American Water Works Association‘s (AWWA) Board of Directors has selected Heather Collins of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the association’s next president-elect.
OPINION – California Should Rethink Its Water Conservation Plan
In the wake of a megadrought, California is planning for a drier future. Regulators shouldn’t rush to impose conservation efforts that cost more than they’re worth. At the peak of the last drought, efforts to reduce water consumption remained mostly voluntary.
