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17 Key Environmental Bills on the 2021 Agenda in California’s Legislature

/in , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

California’s legislative session came to a wild ending in 2020 when the clock ran out on major bills. Key pieces of environmental legislation were among those that died on the floor, and conservationists are hoping 2021 brings a different story.

At the time, Mary Creasman, CEO of the California League of Conservation Voters, said, “We only have until 2030 to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis and prepare for what’s happening, and right now there’s no clear vision or agenda from leadership in Sacramento on how to tackle this challenge.”

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Floating PV Plant at California Water Treatment Facility

/in , /by /PV Magazineby Tim Sylvia

A 4.8 MW floating PV installation in California has surpassed an array in the metro New York area to become one of the largest floating solar projects in the United States.

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Utah Senate Backs New Agency to Battle Neighboring States Over Colorado River

/in , , /by /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Brian Maffly

The state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would establish the so-called Colorado River Authority of Utah, along with a $9 million “legal defense fund,” intended to ensure that the state receives its allotted share of the Colorado’s dwindling flows.

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Then and Now: A ‘Megadrought’ in California

/in , , /by /BBC Newsby Mark Kinver

This year is likely to be critically dry for California. Winter storms that dumped heavy snow and rain across the state are not expected to be substantial enough to counterbalance drought conditions.

Lake Oroville plays a key role in California’s complex water delivery system.

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Remove Your Lawn the Healthy Way

/in , , /by /Water News Network

The day has come to replace your thirsty, water guzzling grass. Before you remove it, plan your process carefully to leave only healthy living soil as the foundation for a beautiful, thriving new landscape.

Don’t just turn off your irrigation and let your grass turn brown as it dies off. Healthy microbes in your soil will die off along with the lawn. You want to work with those microbes to help create healthy soil for your new plants.

 

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Wintry Wednesday Weather in San Diego County Will Help Rainfall Deficit

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Monica Garske

It’s been a pretty dry winter in San Diego County so the rainfall in the forecast Wednesday is important to help shrink that rainfall deficit. But much rain are we talking about here?

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Welcome to the Board: Eric Heidemann, City of Poway

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

Eric Heidemann was seated on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on May 8, 2020, representing the City of Poway. Director Heidemann serves on the Imported Water and Engineering and Operations committees for the Water Authority.

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Fallbrook Students Won’t Let Pandemic Stop 2021 “Be WaterSmart” Poster Contest

/in , , , /by /Water News Network

The annual “Be WaterSmart” student poster contest is a favorite tradition in many San Diego County classrooms, including elementary schools in the Fallbrook Public Utility District. In most years, 250 students submit entries, with the top submissions selected for publication. But 2020 wasn’t a typical year.

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San Diego Seeks Public Input on Plan to Produce 50% of Water Locally by 2045

/in , , /by /10 News San Diegoby Mark Saunders

The City of San Diego plans to develop more than half of its water locally under a plan introduced by Mayor Todd Gloria.

The plan intends to develop more than 50% of the city’s locally by 2045. A major factor in this goal will be the city’s Pure Water recycling program, which purifies recycled water to be used as safe drinking water. The project is expected to be fully implemented by the end of 2035 and have the capacity to create 83 million gallons of water daily.

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New Study Identifies Mountain Snowpack Most “At-Risk” from Climate Change

/in , , /by /UC San Diego News Centerby Brittany Hook

As the planet warms, scientists expect that mountain snowpack should melt progressively earlier in the year. However, observations in the U.S. show that as temperatures have risen, snowpack melt is relatively unaffected in some regions while others can experience snowpack melt a month earlier in the year.

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