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Groups Call on Trump Administration to Curb Wasteful Use of Colorado River Water

/in , /by /LA Timesby Ian James

Environmental groups are demanding that the Trump administration exercise the federal government’s authority to curb wasteful water use in an effort to address the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages. In a petition submitted Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council and nine other groups called for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to enforce a provision of federal regulations stating that water deliveries in California, Arizona and Nevada “will not exceed those reasonably required for beneficial use.”

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How California Farmers Can Recharge the Drained Aquifers

/in , /by /AG Dailyby Frida Garza

In parts of California’s Central Valley, so much groundwater has been pumped out of the ground to deal with the region’s persistent drought that the land is starting to sink in. Underground aquifers — layers of sand, gravel, clay, and water — are vital resources that communities can turn to when surface water is scarce. But when more water is pumped out of aquifers than is put back in — as is happening in the southern part of the valley — it can cause the ground to slowly contract, like a drying sponge.

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Map Shows Fluoride Bans on Drinking Water in US States

/in , /by /Newsweekby Jasmine Laws

Florida has become the latest state to restrict fluoride additives in public drinking water, after Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law this week, and a Newsweek map shows how similar legislation is progressing in the rest of the U.S. The legislation, part of the broader Florida Farm Bill, prohibits local governments from adding fluoride or other medical additives to municipal water systems.

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Morning Report: Another Water Letter

/in , /by /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Gary Arant the general manager of the Valley Center Water Authority sent a letter to San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera suggesting maybe he was too young to remember what it was like to fear drought and unreliable water supplies. Elo-Rivera’s suggestion that the city of San Diego should consider dissolving or breaking up the San Diego County Water Authority has generated some severe umbrage among water leaders in the region. Click on the link below and scroll to the middle of the page for rest of this article.

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Colorado River Needs ‘Shared Pain’ to Break Deadlock Over Water Use, Experts Say

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Alex Hager

The Colorado River makes up about half of San Diego County’s imported water supply. Now, California and the six other states that use the Colorado River are deadlocked about how to share it in the future. The current rules for dividing its shrinking supplies expire in 2026.

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Jacobs Awarded Contract to Operate Largest Water Recycling System in Southern California

/in , /by /Smart Water Magazine

Jacobs has been selected by the West Basin Municipal Water District to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility and four associated sites. The five-year contract covers what is described as the largest water recycling system of its kind in the United States.

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Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Soledad Residents Taste and Smell Chlorine in Their Tap Water

/in , /by /CBS 8 San Diegoby Alex Lai

Some residents in San Diego neighborhoods including Pacific Beach and La Jolla told CBS 8 that they have recently picked up on a strong chlorine flavor and questioned what was happening. One of whom was a Pacific Beach resident, Marie Kracha, who said she noticed something unusual about her tap water a few days ago.

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Water Deliveries to Mexico Resume

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Vinay Simlot

The United States resumed water deliveries to Mexico after initially denying the request for the emergency transfer from the Colorado River, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Under a 1944 treaty, Mexico is expected to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water to South Texas every five years. This five-year period ends in October, and so far, Mexico has delivered 530,730 acre-feet.

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San Diego’s Unseasonably Cold, Wet Weather Will Be Gone by Tuesday

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

A cold Pacific storm that dropped rain across the eastern half of San Diego County over the weekend will clear by Tuesday, allowing temperatures to return to seasonal levels by Thursday, the National Weather Service says. The system was weak, but it dropped 0.67 inches of precipitation on Otay Mountain, 0.34 inches in Alpine, and 0.26 inches in Julian, during the 24-hour period ending at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The rain should help reduce the risk of wildfires.

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California Reservoirs Exceed Normal Water Levels

/in , /by /NBC Bay Areaby Thom Jensen

The latest California water data showed the state’s largest reservoirs are nearly 20% higher than normal. The San Pablo Reservoir in the East Bay is nearly full, currently at 75% capacity, and will likely reach capacity as it collects more water from the melting Sierra snowpack. The reservoir is one of four East Bay MUD-managed water supplies.

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