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Proposed Lakeside Sand Mine Owner Sues City of San Diego for Damages From Water Release at El Capitan Dam

/in , /by /East County Magazineby Karen Pealman

A lawsuit against the city of San Diego is highlighting safety and management concerns at the El Capitan Dam and Reservoir. The suit is also dredging up residents’ longstanding fight against sand mining in Lakeside’s picturesque El Monte Valley.

Even deeper, it shines a floodlight on failure to make the dam safe, which could not only protect public safety, but also prevent wasting billions of gallons of water that the city currently must release from this and other reservoirs to prevent disastrous dam breaks
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EPA Warns Water Utilities Against Cyber Attacks

/in , /by /JD Supraby Michael Blumenthal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a sector-wide set of non-regulatory recommendations to strengthen U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems against cyber attacks, alongside new funding for resilience projects. Although the document itself is advisory, it lands amid stepped-up inspections and enforcement tied to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) §1433 risk-and-resilience obligations. Utilities, vendors, investors, and acquirers should treat these recommendations as the new baseline for diligence, budgeting, and compliance planning.

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Western States Seek to End Long-Running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande

/in , /by /Associated Press

A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table last year.

Now the battle over waters of the Rio Grande could be nearing resolution as New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced fresh settlement proposals Friday designed to rein in groundwater pumping along the river in New Mexico and ensure enough river water reliably makes it to Texas.

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California Farms Face Pressure to Boost Efficiency as Water Supply Declines

/in , /by /PBSby Miles O'Brien

The demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It’s been especially critical for farming and agriculture. In California’s Imperial Valley, there are growing questions over the use of that resource and whether bigger changes are needed. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.

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San Diego Sees Rare August Rain as Remnants of Tropical Storm Juliette Funnel Moisture Into West, Southwest

/in , /by /Fox Weatherby Steven Yablonski

 Monsoon season is in full swing across the parched Southwest, but it’s the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Juliette in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that could cause some problems in the western U.S. on Thursday.

It’s been a wet and stormy week across the Southwest, and it’s looking like that trend will continue through at least the end of the week.

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OPINION: Housing Abundance in California First Requires Water Abundance

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Jim Wunderman

California’s housing goals could be threatened by a lack of water. The state has a housing crisis, and to make any progress on building more housing, we need to concurrently make progress on water.

Here are four commonsense steps that Sacramento leaders can take to make ensure that water supply doesn’t become a barrier to our housing supply goals:

 

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Water District Drops Plan to Build Largest New Bay Area Reservoir Since 1998 Amid Cost Overruns, Delays

/in , /by /The Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers

Faced with new cost overruns, the board of Santa Clara County’s largest water agency on Tuesday voted to kill a plan to build a huge new reservoir in the southern part of the county near Pacheco Pass after eight years of studies and $100 million in public spending.

The board of the Santa Clara Valley Water District voted 6-0 to halt planning and engineering studies, and to withdraw the agency’s application for state bond funds for the Pacheco Reservoir project.

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San Diego Is Getting Sued Because of One of Its Troubled Dams

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Tigist Layne

The city of San Diego is in the middle of litigation centered on one of its  dams rated in poor condition by the state, and the attorney on the opposing side is one city officials are all too familiar with.

His name is Vincent Bartolotta, and he’s representing a company called El Monte Nature Preserve, LLC.

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California Farms Face Pressure to Boost Efficiency as Water Supply Declines

/in , /by /PBS Newsby Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin

The demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It’s been especially critical for farming and agriculture. In California’s Imperial Valley, there are growing questions over the use of that resource and whether bigger changes are needed. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.

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The Colorado River Is in Trouble. Some Groups Want the Government to Step Up

/in , /by /AP Newsby DORANY PINEDA

 Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is not wasted and only being delivered for “reasonable” and “beneficial” uses.

The organizations urged the Bureau of Reclamation to use its authority to curb water waste in the Lower Basin states: California, Arizona and Nevada. They argued it was necessary to help address the river’s water shortages.

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