Oregon water managers are celebrating an exciting milestone this fall. Owyhee Reservoir is ending its irrigation season with 170% of its 35-year average water volume, which is a sign of much-needed stability for local farmers and communities. Capital Press reported that officials say the reservoir’s healthy levels are great news for the coming seasons. When the […]
After a hot start to the week, we are prepping for a significant storm as models give us a better idea of what to expect. An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and mountain snow, gusty winds and thunderstorms to California mainly Friday and Saturday in Southern California.
As a federally imposed deadline for a Colorado River agreement came and went without a deal, Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature called for the federal government to intervene. Hobbs and the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Legislature blamed Colorado and the other Upper Basin states for the impasse. They sent a joint […]
Chemical-laden dust from southern California’s drying Salton Sea is probably harming the lungs of people around the shrinking body of water, and the effects are especially pronounced in children, new peer-reviewed research from the University of California, Irvine, shows. A separate peer-reviewed study from the University of California, Riverside, also found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung […]
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Environmentalists Say They’re Cool With East County Taking Cred for Pure Water’s Production
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerThere’s a debate over whether the city of San Diego should or could build a smaller sewage-to-drinking water recycling project than originally planned. If fully built out, the project costs would top $5 billion. And the City Council is desperate to save ratepayers money. But the city probably can’t build a smaller Pure Water project, even though some want […]
Why It Matters: San Diego May Rethink Water Recycling Program
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /KPBS 65by Scott LewisCity of San Diego officials may be rethinking Phase 2 of its Pure Water project, as the $1.5 billion Phase 1 nears completion. Phase 1 will recycle 30 million gallons of sewage per day. It’s one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the region. But elected officials are debating what the second phase might entail.
Environment Report: Is There Enough Sewage to Go Around in San Diego?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerEvery month, a group meets to debate what should be done with our toilet water. Right, now they’re arguing about the fact that there might not be enough for everybody to reuse. Three years ago, I wrote about how the city of San Diego was at war with a bloc of Eastern County cities over the region’s […]
Atmospheric River Headed to San Diego County and What It Means for the Water Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /KPBS.orgby Tammy MurgaA quick-moving atmospheric river, capable of bringing heavy downpours and mountain snow, is expected to drench San Diego County by late Thursday, and it could offer some early clues about the water year. California’s water year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. January and February are typically the wettest months. So far this season, […]