Low Flow No More? Trump to Roll Back Rules on Toilets, Showers and Lightbulbs
Plastic straws, high flow toilets and incandescent light bulbs could make comebacks as President Donald Trump works to end certain environmental standards.
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OPINION: A New, Dangerous Era of Water Management Begins Under President Donald Trump
I fear we have entered a new, dangerous era under President Donald Trump’s second term. In recent days, we have witnessed water management decisions being made in Washington without the benefit of input from local experts and those being impacted.
South County Report: More Industrial Chemicals Found in Sweetwater Reservoir
Sweetwater Authority, which supplies drinking water to roughly 200,000 customers in Chula Vista and surrounding communities, learned last month that its main reservoir contains levels of a toxic industrial chemical that could require expensive treatment or necessitate decommissioning the reservoir entirely.
Heaviest Rainfall This Winter and Potential Floods Forecast for San Diego County
A new, more powerful storm is heading toward San Diego County this week and has the potential to bring multiple inches of rain and flash floods to communities throughout the region. The storm is projected to begin Wednesday morning and stay through Friday, with the heaviest rainfall occurring over the last two days, Stefanie Sullivan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said Monday. The storm that arrived in North County last week, but largely missed South County communities, brought between 0.2 and 0.5 inches of rain.
Water is the Other US-Mexico Border Crisis, and the Supply Crunch is Getting Worse
Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together. Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in the southwestern U.S. Higher air temperatures are increasing evaporation rates from rivers and streams and intensifying drought.
Opinion: A Trump-Newsom Agreement on Water? Public Has the Right to Know
There’s a lot to be nervous about in today’s world. Here’s another: President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom are talking about the future of the environmentally threatened San Francisco Bay-Delta. On Feb. 5, they met at the White House to discuss fire relief and water issues. Neither party revealed what water issues were discussed or if an agreement was reached. The public and the people who depend on the health of the magnificent Bay-Delta ecosystem, have a right to know the details of these private talks. And they have cause to be concerned.
California Recycled Water Rules to Be Loosened Under New State Senate Bill
The drought may have ended in 2017, but now, even when it’s raining, California’s water supply has remained a topic of debate. And while there have been calls for more water storage, some believe the problem could be solved if we stopped viewing water as a single-use product. Much of Northern and Central California’s freshwater flows toward the Delta. But with so much being siphoned off by so many different interests, it’s become a huge battleground in state Sen. Jerry McNerney’s district.
Checking in on California Water, Snow Levels
We are now midway through our typical water year when it comes to rain and Sierra snow.
Trump Rolls Back Standards for Water-Using Appliances, Light Bulbs
President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to revert to older standards for light bulbs as well as toilets, showers and other water-using appliances, a day after signing an order promoting plastic straws and rescinding a plan to reduce single-use plastics.
Heaviest Rainfall This Winter and Potential Floods Forecast for San Diego County
A new, more powerful storm is heading toward San Diego County this week and has the potential to bring multiple inches of rain and flash floods to communities throughout the region.
