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Supreme Court Sides With San Francisco in Raw Sewage Case, Limits EPA Ability to Enforce Clean Water Act

/in /by /The Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers

In a case that centered on unusual alliances and unpleasant descriptions of raw sewage being released into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean during rain storms, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed San Francisco a victory in a long-running legal battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Handing down a 5-4 decision, the court narrowed the Clean Water Act, America’s landmark water pollution law, and ruled that the EPA set requirements too broadly in issuing permits for the city’s wastewater treatment plants.

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California Water Agencies Urge Against Bureau of Reclamation Staff Cuts

/in /by /Fox 26 Newsby Rich Rodriguez

Fourteen California water agencies have appealed to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, urging him not to proceed with planned staff reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation. The agencies argue that terminating 100 employees will not benefit taxpayers. The Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water infrastructure projects such as Millerton Lake and the Friant Kern Canal, is set to reduce its workforce through terminations and buyouts.

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Trump Administration Dramatically Cuts Staff at Water Agency in California

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

The Trump administration has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California, potentially jeopardizing the agency’s ability to manage dams and deliver water, according to Central Valley water officials.

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OPINION: California’s Water Management System Needs Balanced Solutions, Not Politics

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Allison Febbo

In these turbulent times, nearly every issue gets filtered through a political lens, where real solutions are often sidelined in favor of scoring political points. When it comes to managing our state’s water supplies, this dynamic is unfortunately all too common.

We do, however, have essential truths: Water is essential to life, and how we manage this resource is one of the most crucial responsibilities we bear, so we must get this right.

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It’s Been a Warm Winter, and California’s Snowpack Shows It

/in /by /LA Timesby Ian James

Measurements taken across the Sierra Nevada show that California’s snowpack, which typically supplies nearly a third of the state’s water supply, now stands at 85% of average for this time of year. The latest state data released Friday also show the amount of snow in the mountains varies dramatically depending on the region.

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‘Feat of Mankind’: Hoover Dam Turns 89 and Faces an Uncertain Future

/in /by /USA Todayby Terry Collins

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam’s completed construction, considered by most experts “a modern miracle” and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot-high arch-gravity dam stretches 1,244 feet across the Black Canyon and was built over five years starting in 1931, helping provide water and hydroelectrical power to the West.

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Doge is Hobbling Trump’s Plan to Unleash California’s Water

/in /by /Politicoby Annie Snider and Camille Von Kaenel

DOGE-ordered firings at the federal agency responsible for delivering water to farms and cities across California are getting in the way of President Donald Trump’s order to maximize the state’s water supplies. The Bureau of Reclamation’s California office has lost 10 percent of its staff due to buyouts and orders by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency to fire short-tenured employees, according to three people close to the office who were granted anonymity because they feared retaliation.

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Study Finds Hundreds of Contaminants in U.S. Drinking Water

/in , /by /CBS Newsby Lindsey Reiser

A new report from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group shows millions of Americans are drinking water tainted with unsafe levels of chemicals, metals and radioactive substances.

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Sites Reservoir, Harvest Water Projects Could Get Big Boost as Commission Mulls $500m in Funding

/in , /by /ABC 10by Brenden Mincheff

The California Water Commission has $526.3 million to spend on water storage. At February’s commission meeting, options on how exactly they’ll do that were discussed, and it could mean more funding for two Northern California water projects.

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The Truth About American Drinking Water: Report Shows Widespread Presence of Hazardous Chemicals

/in , /by /Fortuneby Beth Greenfield

Between the ongoing controversy around fluoridated water and the recent discovery of a chemical in our water systems that may or may not be toxic, the safety of American drinking water is murky, to say the least. And today, with a new report revealing that tap water is delivering harmful chemicals like PFAS (“forever chemicals”), heavy metals, and radioactive substances to millions of Americans—often at levels far beyond what scientists consider safe—it got even murkier.

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