You are now in California and the U.S. Home Headline Media Coverage category.

Anderson Dam: Plans Released to Drain Santa Clara County’s Largest Reservoir

/in , , /by /Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers

Three months after federal dam safety regulators ordered Anderson Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Santa Clara County, to be drained due to earthquake concerns, new details are emerging on what will happen to all that water, the fish that depend on it, and the water supply for Silicon Valley.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which owns the 7-mile-long reservoir located east of Highway 101 between Morgan Hill and San Jose, has drawn up plans to begin emptying it starting Oct. 1.

Full Story

Opinion: Spend Scarce Funds to Restore Mission Bay Wetlands, Not Golf Clubhouse

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chuck Dunning

In golf, I’m what you call a “hacker,” in that I’m a golfer with a handicap north of 30. Despite this, I like to get out with friends to chase the ball around and share the grief, and we enjoy playing at Mission Bay Golf Course four to five times a year. It’s a nice course, well-kept, and suitable for our level of play. In fact, I got my first and only hole-in-one on the 14th hole at Mission Bay.

Full Story

Opinion: Reimagine California’s Big-Water Dreams

/in , , /by /Daily Breezeby Larry Wilson

Romantic newspaper myths aside — wait; are there romantic newspaper myths anymore? — editorial-page junkets are not along the lines of a stay in a house on stilts in a Bali lagoon. Just to do some Indonesian fact-finding, don’t you know. In fact, it didn’t take the novel coronavirus to dampen down out-of-town trips to conventions or the state capital on the paper’s dime. That non-ship sailed long ago; not enough dimes.

Full Story

Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Beset by the Coronavirus Pandemic

/in , , /by /InsideClimate Newsby Judy Fahys

The vintage train was chugchugchugging its usual route out of Durango that sunny morning as tourists marveled at the postcard-pretty canyon. Just a few miles closer to Silverton, a plume of smoke started rising from the steep hillside.

Within minutes, a Good Samaritan tried to douse the flames, state and federal court documents say. Three separate efforts by the scenic railroad company—including one involving a helicopter—tried to put out the flames, too. But the fire burned out of control within minutes. By the time wildland firefighters finally extinguished the fire six months later, 54,000 acres, an area larger than the nearby Mesa Verde National Park, had been charred and recorded as Colorado’s sixth worst wildfire.

Full Story

Central Valley Town Fought for Clean Water for Years. Is the Battle Finally Over?

/in , /by /The Fresno Beeby Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

During summertime, many households in Seville have seen their wells go completely dry. For years — too many, residents say — households teetered with unpredictable conditions. Using too much water in the day meant having none at night. One flush too many, and everyone relying on a single well in town was thrown into a dry spell.

Full Story

Water Recycling Project to Expand San Diego Region’s Local Supply

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

A water recycling project that will purify treated wastewater into drinking water for East San Diego County is moving toward its completion date after the Helix Water District Board of Directors authorized the signing of water purchase agreements.

The East County Advanced Water Purification Project is a collaborative, regional effort to diversify the district’s water portfolio and provide a drought-proof supply. The  water reuse project will further enhance reliability by purifying treated wastewater using Lake Jennings and other facilities.

The Helix Water District Board of Directors authorized its General Manager to sign water purchase agreements for the East County Advanced Water Purification Project at a special meeting on May 27.

Full Story

Water Authority Board Supports Protections for Ratepayers and Property Owners

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

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on May 28 voted to support a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of detachment proposals by the Rainbow and Fallbrook water districts to ensure that ratepayers and property owners in those districts and the rest of the county are protected from potential impacts and given a meaningful opportunity to engage in the process.

Full Story

Deputy Mayor to Serve on San Diego County Water Authority

/in , , /by /Times-Advocate Escondido

On Wednesday, May 27 the San Diego County Water Authority welcomed Escondido Deputy Mayor Consuelo Martinez as its newest board member. The deputy mayor was sworn into the role via a Zoom call from her office.

Full Story

Leading Water Associations Urge EPA to Expedite Regulation of PFAS

/in , , /by /Water World

National Ground Water Association and others draft letter to EPA Administrator, urging science and research to be the leading factor in determining PFAS regulations.

Full Story

US Home Water Use Up 21% Daily During COVID-19 Crisis

/in , , /by /Tech Republicby N.F. Mendoza

The average US home used nearly 729 additional gallons of water in April than it did in February, according to a new study from water-monitoring company Phyn. This means usage was up 21% daily, as most Americans followed orders to work and shelter from home, in an effort to “flatten the curve” and curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Full Story