California Water: Lake Tahoe Full for First Time Since 2019
Back to back snowier-than-average winters have boosted the water level of the lake to just below the legal limit.
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After Pipes Burst in Atlanta, Many Residents Lose Water, Then Patience
A series of water main breaks in Atlanta caused widespread disruption on Saturday, as outages and severely reduced water pressure forced some businesses to close and infuriated residents who criticized city officials for failing to provide timely updates.
EPA to Increase Inspections and Take Enforcement Actions to Protect U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Attacks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an enforcement alert to ensure community water systems comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent disruptive cyber attacks, including those by nation-state actors.
Major California Water Recycling Program Gets $99M Boost
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would invest $99 million in taxpayer funds to support the creation of the world’s largest water recycling center, a project aimed in part at easing California’s reliance on the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Opinion: We Need Long-duration Storage for a Cleaner and Reliable Grid. Here’s How Policymakers Can Help.
The United States is in the midst of a clean energy revolution being driven by two converging dynamics — the increasing competitiveness of clean energy resources such as wind and solar, and the growing understanding that we must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we are to have any hope of slowing the warming of the planet.
Lake Mead to Benefit From $99M Grant for Water Recycling Project
Federal resource managers announced $99 million in funding for a large-scale water recycling project that will save enough water in Lake Mead to serve nearly 500,000 households in Southern California and Southern Nevada annually.
Former California Water Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Water From Irrigation Canal
A former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water in a deal with federal prosecutors in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The Los Angeles Times reports Tuesday that 78-year-old Dennis Falaschi, who used to head the Panoche Water District, entered the plea in federal court in Fresno. He also pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
What Are Leaking Underground Storage Tanks and How Are They Being Cleaned Up?
For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes. They spent years battling oil companies, dealing with the daily misery of boiling most of their water and wondering about lasting damage to themselves and their children.
Water Recycling Gets a Boost in Southern California With New Federal Funding
The Biden administration has announced that Southern California’s plan to build the largest wastewater recycling plant in the nation will be supported by $99.2 million in federal funds, an investment that officials said represents a down payment toward making the region more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Opinion: Decades-Long Delta Tunnel Water Project May Finally Be Nearing a Historic Decision
It’s been almost a half-century since I first heard the term “peripheral canal” uttered by William Gianelli, who was then-Gov. Ronald Reagan’s top water official. The project, in one form or another, had already been kicking around for decades.
