This Dying Lake Could Be the Site of California’s Next ‘Gold’ Rush
The Salton Sea, once a resort destination and now largely overlooked, could be the site of California‘s next gold rush – this time involving lithium.
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Proposal for New Water District Sparks Fear of Northern California ‘Water Grab’
As California grapples with worsening cycles of drought, a proposal to create a new water district in Butte County has sparked fears of a profit-driven water grab by large-scale farmers and outside interests.
California Sets Initial Water Allocation Forecast at 10%
The California Department of Water Resources on Friday said its initial State Water Project allocation forecast is 10% of requested supplies for next year — a 5% increase from its December 2022 initial forecast.
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores
In recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
DOJ Asked to Investigate Water Utility Hack
Three members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have asked the Department of Justice to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, which prompted warnings to other water treatment facilities.
Can US Pull Off a $30bn Plan to Dump Lead Water Pipes?
The 10-year proposal aims to shield communities from a neurotoxin that can cause permanent damage to the brain and nervous system, especially in children.
Local Water Districts Tap Into New Sources of Supply
Millions of Southern Californians who were required to dramatically reduce their water use last year will have increased access to water under two projects recently announced by the Metropolitan Water District.
How California’s Reservoirs Will Change After Atmospheric River Hits
California will escape much of the rainfall from an incoming atmospheric river, but the storm will still benefit some of the state’s reservoirs.
Breaking Boundaries: How Northern California Could Help Las Vegas During Drought
It might seem hard to imagine, but there’s a connection between water supplies in Northern California’s Sacramento region and distant cities such as Las Vegas. We may be separated by deserts and mountain ranges, but these very different places could actually share water. And with a little cooperation, all of us could survive the challenges of climate change, whether it’s a shrinking Colorado River or declining Sierra Nevada snowpack.
EPA Proposes Biggest Changes to Lead Pipe Rules in More Than Three Decades
Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Mich., and Washington, D.C.
