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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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California Lacks the Capacity to Store Water That Atmospheric Rivers Dump on the State

/in , /by /Cal Mattersby Dan Walters

President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires. However, Trump’s specific complaints are not grounded in hydrologic or managerial reality — such as his insistence that a lack of water from Northern California was a factor in either the fires’ eruption or the firefighting efforts. Hydrants dried up largely because systems were designed to deal with individual structure fires, not widespread wildfires involving thousands of buildings.

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Southern California’s Wild Winter Continues With Record-Threatening Heat, Then a Chance of Rain

/in , /by /LA Timesby Grace Toohey and Joseph Serna

Southern California’s recent unusually warm temperatures are expected to ramp up over the next couple of days, peaking by midweek, when some areas will see highs reach into the low 90s. “There’s a possibility that a few locations could hit their daily record — or possibly exceed it,” said Paul Steward, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego. He said a widespread ridge of high pressure will continue to strengthen through Wednesday, which is expected to be the region’s warmest day.

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Utah Close to Fully Banning Fluoride in Water, Stripping Cities’ Ability to Decide

/in , /by /KSL News Radioby Kenya Hunter

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.

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