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An Entire California Town is Without Running Water — In a Heat Wave

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Melissa Montalvo

This is how California’s water crisis is going these days: The only functioning well in the rural community of Teviston broke in early June, leaving more than 700 residents without running water as temperatures in the Central Valley soared to triple-digits in a drought.

“It’s day to day” for the people of Teviston, said Frank Galaviz, a board member of the Teviston Community Services District, in an interview with The Fresno Bee.

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Severe Heat, Drought Pack Dual Threat to Power Plants

/in , , /by /E&E Newsby Hannah Northey and Peter Behr

Record-setting heat and drought gripping the western United States are exposing a potentially severe risk to the nation’s long-term power supply, and experts warn that grid operators lack sufficient tools to plan and carry out a defense.

A future of worsening water scarcity in heat-blistered parts of the United States could imperil fossil fuel power plants and nuclear reactors that depend on enormous quantities of fresh water in their operations, according to a report by a group of analysts from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other researchers.

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Summer Dreams Dry up on the Russian River, a Paradise Whipsawed by Drought, Flood and Fire

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Diana Marcum

If there was any respite to be found, it was here on the Russian River.

A river otter popped up next to Larry Laba’s inflatable canoe, then dived down with a plop. A yellow swallowtail butterfly, big as a hand, fluttered past.

Yet everywhere were signs of the West’s ever-intensifying drought, with the Russian River taking the early hit.

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San Diego to Create Regional Park in Long-Neglected Chollas Creek Area in Southeastern San Diego

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribune by David Garrick

San Diego’s recent push to boost its poorest, most parks-deficient neighborhoods will accelerate this summer when the city designates much of southeastern San Diego as Chollas Creek Regional Park.

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Opinion: Why ‘Fixing’ the Salton Sea with Pipelines is Unrealistic and Too Expensive

/in , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Alexander Schriener Jr.

Once again, the chest beating for a sea-to-sea pipeline to “fix” the Salton Sea has begun. Here are a few facts are often ignored.

The Coachella Canal shows that it is possible to transport water long distances without pumping. That canal transports Colorado River water 122 miles to the Coachella Valley, all by gravity. It was completed in 1948, before current environmental regulations. According to the CVWD, this canal delivers about 280,000 acre-feet per year of water.

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Opinion: Answering Your Questions About Marin Municipal Water District Supply

/in , /by /Marin Independent Journal by Cynthia Koehler

Summer is here and, as most everyone knows, we are in a severe and historic drought. Rainfall levels for the last 18 months have been the lowest on record in more than 140 years.

The Marin Municipal Water District board of directors called for voluntary water conservation, then adopted mandatory water-use restrictions months ago, well before the state and most other water agencies took action. We are fortunate to live in a community that is active, engaged and willing to take action to ensure that we weather this crisis with sufficient water to meet everyone’s basic needs.

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San Diego Is Relatively Drought-Proof – and Has Prices to Prove it

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

The 2021 California drought is as bad if not worse as the one in 2014, which endured for five long, dry years. As of Friday, 33 percent is in a state of “exceptional drought,” the most severe drought category given by the federal U.S. Drought Monitor.

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MWD GM Hagekhalil: “We Need to Work Together”

/in , , , /by /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors welcomed new Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Manager Adel Hagekhalil at its June 24 meeting. Hagekhalil was greeted with applause and smiles during the meeting, and at a special reception that followed at the Water Authority’s San Diego office.

Board Chair Gary Croucher called Hagekhalil’s appointment a “prime opportunity” for MWD and the San Diego County Water Authority to benefit water users throughout Southern California, before the new MWD General Manager addressed the Board.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words, water is about people, and I want to salute you for what you have done in San Diego [to create more local water supply],” said Hagekhalil. “We know how important water is to our economy, we know how important it is for our businesses – water is life.”

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Water Authority: San Diego County Can Weather Drought

/in , /by /North Coast Current Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County is in a secure spot when it comes to water supplies despite serious drought concerns throughout the state and Southwest, according to a recent San Diego County Water Authority update.

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South Orange County Gears up for Future Droughts, Water Emergencies

/in , /by /Orange County Registerby Martin Wisckol

While the water districts of south Orange County appear well-poised to handle this second year of drought, most of that region is almost entirely dependent on imported water and officials are busy developing alternative sources.

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