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LA Has Big Plans to Recycle More Water. Why the City Says It’s Going to Take Decades to Do It

/in , /by /LAistby Erin Stone

L.A.’s big plans to recycle almost all of its wastewater for drinking is likely to take a lot longer than originally proposed.

Back in 2019, former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a goal to recycle almost all of L.A.’s wastewater by 2035. But the long-awaited plan on how to actually do that pushes the timeline back more than 20 years — to 2056, though some wastewater would be recycled for drinking by 2040.

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Time Running Out for Mexico to Pay Water Debt to US

/in , /by /Fox 5by Julian Resendiz

It’s going to take an act of God or some savvy last-minute negotiating for Mexico to liquidate its enormous water debt with the United States by October 24.

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New Data Reveals Worrying Trend in Key Water Supply That Could Impact Millions: ‘We Are Quickly Running Out of Time’

/in , /by /The Cool Downby Timothy McGill

California’s snowpack fell in late February to 85% of the average for the end of the second month of meteorological winter. By the middle of March, the snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada ranged from 96% in the northern part of the mountain range to only 77-80% in the central and southern portions.

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US Infrastructure Improved With Biden-Era Spending but There’s a Long Way to Go

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

A once-every-four-years report card on the upkeep of America’s infrastructure gave it a “C” grade on Tuesday, up slightly from previous reports, largely due to investments made during former President Joe Biden’s administration.

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Will Northern California See ‘Miracle March’ After Wild Winter? What Weather Experts Say

/in , /by /Sacramento Beeby Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado

After a wild winter, California is celebrating the start of spring with near-normal water levels. That’s caused some people to wonder whether a weather miracle is possible. Will California see a so-called “Miracle March” after a flurry of late winter storms? The Sacramento Bee reached out to weather experts to find out the answers.

 

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California’s New Water Law Targets Non-functional Turf to Conserve Resources

/in , /by /NBC Palm Springs

As California continues to grapple with ongoing drought conditions, state lawmakers have introduced new regulations to curb unnecessary water use. Assembly Bill 1572 now prohibits the use of potable water—water safe for drinking and bathing—to irrigate non-functional turf.

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California Water Commission Delays Decision on Majority of New Water Storage Funding

/in , /by /ABC 10by Brenden Mincheff

Over $500 million is on the table for water storage projects across California. Options on how to allocate this money were discussed at the February meeting, and a final decision on funding was expected to be made at the March 19 meeting. However, the commissioners ultimately decided to withhold the majority of the money, at least for now.

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US Rejects Mexico’s Request for Water as Trump Opens New Battle Front

/in , /by /The Guardianby Betsy Reed

The United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front. The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana.

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New Desalination Technology Being Tested in California Could Lower Costs of Tapping Seawater

/in , , /by /LA Timesby Ian James

Californians could be drinking water tapped from the Pacific Ocean off Malibu several years from now — that is, if a company’s new desalination technology proves viable. OceanWell Co. plans to anchor about two dozen 40-foot-long devices, called pods, to the seafloor several miles offshore and use them to take in saltwater and pump purified fresh water to shore in a pipeline.

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Could Fog Harvesting Solve California’s Water Shortages?

/in , /by /Newsweekby Jordan King

California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help. They were both optimistic about using fog harvesting for California, which is being explored there with several research initiatives and pilot projects, but warned that it probably “can’t produce water for all of the needs and demands of humans and society.”

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