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Gov. Newsom’s Threat to Sue Trump Upends Peace Talks on California Water Wars

/in , , /by /Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler

Even before he was sworn into office, Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his weight behind a series of tentative deals, brokered by his predecessor, that were intended to bring lasting peace to California’s never-ending battles over water and endangered fish.

The deals, designed to reallocate water from the state’s major rivers, have yet to be finalized a year later.

Now, one of the nation’s most powerful farm irrigation districts says it will back out of the agreements completely if Newsom follows through with a pledge to sue President Donald Trump over a federal plan to pump more water to farmers from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the fragile estuary on Sacramento’s doorstep.

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Pair of North County Water Districts Vote to Detach from SDCWA

/in , , /by /The Daily Transcriptby Thor Biberman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The boards of the Rainbow Municipal Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utilities District have each adopted resolutions of application to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority.

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New Oxygenation System to Improve Water Quality at San Diego Reservoir

/in , , /by /WaterWorld (San Diego, Calif.)by San Diego County Water Authority Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department last week took a major step toward completing an innovative project to improve water quality in Lake Hodges. A newly installed oxygenation system, designed by city engineers, will introduce highly oxygenated water to the bottom of the reservoir to reduce the accumulation of excess nutrients and harmful algae growth.

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Water Managers Consider the Future of the Colorado River

/in , , /by /Nevada Public Radio (Las Vegas)by Rachel Christiansen

A rather quiet gathering of those who control the most precious resource in the West happened on the Strip last week.

It was the annual Colorado River Water Users Association Conference.

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US Senator Proposes Money, Oversight to Boost Dam Safety

/in , , /by /Associated Pressby David A. Lieb

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday called for more federal money and oversight to shore up the nation’s aging dams following an Associated Press investigation that found scores of potentially troubling dams located near homes and communities across the country.

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New Rebates For WaterSmart Irrigation Devices in San Diego County

/in , , /by /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

A new rebate program for irrigation devices is available to qualified landscape contractors in San Diego County.

The WaterSmart Contractor Incentive Program, or WSCIP, is designed to help commercial, public and agricultural property owners improve water-use efficiency in large landscapes, through rebates for irrigation hardware upgrades. School districts, universities, and other organizations are also eligible.

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Pure Water Monterey Delivery Now Expected to Start in Early January

/in , , /by /Monterey Heraldby Jim Johnson

Marina, California — A critical water test has started for the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project with another key test set to start later this week, and potable water delivery for injection into the Seaside basin is now expected to start early next month.

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‘New NAFTA’ Offers Money for Border Sewage Fixes

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Environmentby Tiffany Stecker

Passing the new North American free trade agreement would mean millions of dollars to help upgrade sewage infrastructure on the border, say the agreement’s backers.

But an environmental group and a local organization on the U.S.-Mexico border say it’s not enough.

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Colorado River Users Convene In Las Vegas To Talk Drought Contingency Plan

/in , , /by /Aspen Public Radioby Christin Kay

Nearly 40 million people depend on the Colorado River for their water supply. Last week, a group of stakeholders gathered in Las Vegas for the Colorado River Water Users Association conference to discuss major issues when it comes to sharing and regulating usage.

This year, one topic was the recently-completed drought contingency plan, which has been the focus of negotiations for the last five years. The plan is designed to keep water levels in the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs from dropping rapidly. 

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California Coastal Waters Rising in Acidity at Alarming Rate, Study Finds

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Rosanna Xia

Waters off the California coast are acidifying twice as fast as the global average, scientists found, threatening major fisheries and sounding the alarm that the ocean can absorb only so much more of the world’s carbon emissions.

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