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Klamath Basin Faces Drought, Again

/in , , /by /Jefferson Public Radioby April Ehrlich

Forecasts based on U.S. Geological Survey data predict that the Klamath Basin will only fulfill about a third of what’s needed for agriculture. The Upper Klamath Lake is more than a foot lower than it was this time last year, which was also a drought year.

The Klamath County commissioners voted Tuesday to issue a county-level drought declaration. The board voted to request that Gov. Kate Brown’s office issue a state-level drought declaration, which would open up financial resources for water users.

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President Biden Passes Stimulus Bill, Includes Water Assistance

/in , , /by /Storm Water Solutionsby Cristina Tuser

President Biden gave final passage to a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, The American Rescue Plan Act.

Among the provision of the American Rescue Plan Act are additional COVID-19 relief amounting to $500 million in assistance for clean and drinking water customers. Additional support for critical water and sewer investments is also included in the measure, according to a joint press release by NAWCA and AWMA.

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Women In Water Symposium Flows With The Change

/in , , /by /Water News Network

This year’s Women in Water Symposium conference theme “Flow With The Change” is fitting. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 event is online with a new virtual format. The online format generated just as much enthusiasm from participants as prior in-person meetings. And, the virtual conference also meant people from throughout the United States could Zoom in too.

 

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Opinion: The Time has Come for California to Ban Front Yard Lawns for New Homes

/in , , /by /Manteca Bulletinby Dennis Wyatt

The climate change cabal in Sacramento is ignoring some extremely low hanging fruit in their bid to protect us from ourselves.

The reason they don’t see it is simple. It doesn’t involve raising taxes, rewarding corporations or disruptor greenies they align with, nor does it destroy jobs.

The California Legislature needs to ban grass lawns for front yards as well as general commercial development for all new building projects.

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Calming the Flow

/in , , /by /WaterWorldby Rocky Wellborn

California’s East Valley Water District began evaluating the existence and severity of pressure transients as a way to actively manage its water distribution system to reduce line breaks.

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Storm Leaves 2 Inches of Rain in Some Parts of County, While 18 Inches of Snow Measured in Julian

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby City News Service

A late-winter storm doused the San Diego area with rain and mountain snow for second day Thursday, but a dry spell lies ahead.

Though the showers generated by the unsettled atmospheric system out of the Gulf of Alaska were more scattered and short-lived than Wednesday’s storms, they added to some significant moisture amounts across the county, according to the National Weather Service.

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Group Sue Over California County’s Plan to Drill Oil Wells

/in , /by /AP News

Environmental and community groups have sued a California county after the prime oil-drilling region approved a plan to fast-track thousands of new wells in a state that’s positioned itself as a leader in combating climate change.

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Anniversary of Dam Break Which Killed More than 400 People In Ventura, LA Counties

/in , /by /KCLUby Lance Orozco

Today marks the anniversary of the deadliest man-made disaster in California history.  It’s a largely forgotten event which killed hundreds of people in Ventura County. On March 12th, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending a wall of water more than 50 miles from the Santa Clarita area through the Santa Clara River Valley.  More than 400 people died.

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Attempts to Protect Arizona’s Groundwater and Rivers Meet Legislative Resistance

/in , , /by /Arizona Republicby Ian James

The Arizona Legislature has taken up a range of water-related measures this year, but some bills that would strengthen the state’s water rules to protect declining groundwater and desert streams have run into opposition and have failed to move forward.

Republican and Democratic legislators introduced several bills that would establish some groundwater rules in unregulated rural areas where there are no limits on pumping and where water levels are dropping.

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Biden Delays Trump Changes to Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule

/in , , /by /The Hillby Rachel Frazin

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it is delaying the implementation of a Trump administration update to a rule governing lead and copper in drinking water. The rule in question is expected to quicken the speed at which cities need to notify people who may have been exposed to lead but gives utilities a longer timeline to replace lead-tainted service lines. A new statement from the Environmental Protection Agency said that it is extending the date that the rule becomes effective, delaying it until at least June 17. It was originally expected to go into effect next week.

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