Atmospheric Rivers in California’s Ancient Past Exceeded Modern Storms
Clarke Knight studies just how far back in history, massive atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California.
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Data Reveals Big Milestones for California’s Wind, Water and Solar Power Production
Renewable energy sources are making up a growing portion of California’s power supply.
For the first time, wind, water and solar power combined are consistently meeting or surpassing 100% of the demand on the state’s grid for at least part of a day.
Opinion: Even With the Coming Tax and Rate Hikes, Water in SoCal is Pretty Cheap
It’s the most frustrating part of conservation. To save water, you rip out your lawn, shorten your shower time, collect rainwater for the flowers and stop washing the car. Your water use plummets.
And for all that trouble, your water supplier raises your rates. Why? Because everyone is using so much less that the agency is losing money.
California Water Managers Advise Multipronged Approach in Face of Climate Change
State water management officials must work more closely with local agencies to properly prepare California for the effects of climate change, water scientists say.
As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Will Happen to Fallowed Farmland?
A couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for failing to adequately manage underground water supplies in the Tulare Lake Basin that have been seriously depleted due to overpumping.
Feds Say He Masterminded an Epic California Water Heist. Some Farmers Say He’s Their Robin Hood
Robert Zavala was fresh out of the Marines and looking to escape dead-end work at a poultry plant in the early 1990s when his old baseball coach — now the head of a local water district — swooped to the rescue with a job offer.
Sacramento Delta Stewards Eye Climate Change Protection for Levees, Habitats
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta faces significant challenges affecting the health of its waterways and ecosystem, and stewards say state agencies must accelerate efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change and a growing urban landscape.
Water Agency Gives $182M to Two Projects
Two massive local water purification projects set to begin construction within the next 18 months have received up to $182 million from water wholesaler Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
‘Right’ to Clean Air and Water Tested in California
Should the right to clean air and water and a healthy environment be enshrined in the California Constitution?
How City of Phoenix, CAP Are Addressing Water Supply Issues
Arizona, much like California and other states with large deserts, is having an issue with dwindling Colorado River water levels.
With so many people living in and moving to Arizona, specifically the Phoenix area, state and local agencies are working toward water solutions, including expanding the Bartlett Dam and adding new infrastructure.
