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Could Biden’s Infrastructure Law Bring Funding to Coachella Valley’s Projects?

/in , , /by /Desert Sunby Erin Rode

As Coachella Valley officials eye the billions on the table to address dire infrastructure needs like local mobile home parks without clean drinking water, White House senior advisor and infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu visited Thermal on Tuesday to tout funding opportunities available under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Landrieu joined U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat who represents the 25th Congressional District, for a tour of Oasis Mobile Home Park where the infrastructure needs are particularly dire.

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Pismo Beach Enters Desal Study, Focus Still on Central Coast Blue

/in , , /by /New Timesby Bulbul Rajagopal

Pismo Beach joined a local desalination feasibility study, completing the San Luis Obispo County-wide bandwagon to identify long-term water supply sources.

The last to participate, the Pismo Beach City Council agreed on April 4 to support county efforts in the face of exiting two historic droughts and an uncharacteristically wet winter season, the flood control and water conservation district naming water resiliency as a high priority, and the Central Coast Blue project nearing realization.

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Here’s Where New Federal Funding Will Be Spent on California’s Aging Water Projects

/in , /by /The Mercury Newsby Lisa M. Krieger

Fixed pipes. Better pumps, turbines and motors. New bypass channels. Repaired fish ladders. Refurbished valves.

To improve California’s water infrastructure, more than $307 million of needed upgrades like those are included in staggeringly long to-do list of new public works projects throughout the West that will receive federal funding, Biden Administration officials announced on Wednesday.

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West Sacramento Drops Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency, but Urges Against Wasting Water

/in , /by /KCRAby Leticia Ordaz

The decision comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the statewide 15% water savings mandate.

Although several water restrictions have been lifted, officials said they still don’t want to see water wasters in the city.

They urge people not to water more than three times a week, regardless of the conditions.

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Congressman Ruiz Praises $8 Million Investment Towards Imperial Dam

/in , /by /KYMAby Faith Rodriquez

An $8.2 million award for the Colorado River Basin’s Imperial Dam was announced on Wednesday.

Congressman Raul Ruiz joined Senator Alex Padilla and Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau.

Including Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton to announce the award.

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Pilot Project Aims to Divert Excess Water Runoff Potentially Caused by Massive Sierra Snowpack

/in , /by /ABC 7 Newsby Spencer Christian

For most of California’s history, a record snowpack in the Sierra has been like money in the bank — filling reservoirs and keeping rivers healthy and flowing year-round. But in this era of climate change, there’s a real concern that some of that precious water could slip through our fingers.

“If we get a very warm rain, or a series of warm rains — if we get an extended period of warm weather, that’s going to trigger the snowmelt and the flooding potential for the river,” said Central Valley rancher Don Cameron.

Spruce Up Your Sprinklers in April

/in , , /by /Water News Network

Californians gave their irrigation systems the winter off in much of 2023 thanks to above-average precipitation. As the weather warms, the U.S. EPA encourages everyone to perform a maintenance check in April as part of its “Sprinkler Spruce Up” effort.

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California Snowpack May Hold Record Amount of Water, With Significant Flooding Possible

/in , , /by /KQEDby Emma Foehringer Merchant

California water officials reported on Monday that preliminary data showed the water contained in the state’s April snowpack is near historic levels.

Officials previewed the results after a morning measurement south of Lake Tahoe, where the snowpack exceeded 10.5 feet deep at one of California’s 260 snow measurement locations.

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Millions Still Available to Help Low-Income San Diegans With Water Bills

/in , , /by /KPBSby Katie Hyson

A fund to help San Diego County residents pay their water bills still has $2.5 million sitting unclaimed. According to leadership of the nonprofit Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty, or MAAC, which manages the fund, many people may not realize they qualify for assistance.

“We don’t want to leave money on the table when there are people that absolutely need these funds right now,” said Arnulfo Manriquez, MAAC’s president, who oversees the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.

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As River Runs Dry, Desert Region is at a Crossroads

/in , , /by /AgAlertby Caleb Hampton

As early as midnight, scores of Mexicali residents with U.S. citizenship or legal status line up at the port of entry. They cross into Calexico, walking past darkened storefronts, and gather near a 24-hour donut shop. Before dawn, they board buses for fields across the Imperial Valley.

Every year, some 15,000 people legally cross the border to work on farms in the region. In the winter, they join local residents in harvesting as much as 90% of the nation’s vegetables.

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