An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That’s the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use to push seawater through ultrafine filters and make drinking water off the coast of Malibu — without much of the controversy that surrounds desalination. Desalination plants are notoriously large electricity users. Some have natural gas pipelines running […]
After a couple of years of sufficient water, much of California is showing “abnormally dry” conditions in spring 2026, according to the state drought monitor. And as climate change adds more swings between wet and dry conditions, researchers are working on ways to better identify, predict and manage drought.
As the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented boom in data center construction across California, a bipartisan push for tighter industry oversight is gaining traction in the state capitol. Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) cast his vote this week in favor of a sweeping package of legislation designed to pull back the curtain on […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a settlement package designed to rein in groundwater pumping along one of North America’s longest rivers and ensure enough water reliably makes it from New Mexico to Texas, ending a long-running dispute over management of the Rio Grande. In a brief order Tuesday, the court accepted the recommendation of a special […]
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Morning Report: Las Vegas Signals It’s Interested in Buying San Diego Water (scroll down)
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLas Vegas has signaled interest in buying San Diego’s desalination water, the latest development in what will surely be a complex agreement permitting cities to trade water over state lines. Last week, the board of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which provides water to the Las Vegas metropolitan area, officially signaled it wants to talk […]
Could Ocean Desalination Help Solve Las Vegas’ Water Woes? It Might
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Las Vegas Review Journalby Alan Halaly Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySouthern Nevada is now looking to the Pacific Ocean to ease its water woes. In a vote Thursday, the Southern Nevada Water Authority board approved a memorandum of understanding that allows General Manager John Entsminger to hammer out a first-of-its-kind water transfer deal with the San Diego County Water Authority. In a region where growth […]
Lake Mead Projected To Hit All-Time Low in 2027
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Fox 5 Vegasby Kim Passoth Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLake Mead is projected to hit an all-time low by summer 2027, according to new projections released by federal authorities. The reservoir is forecast to drop to 1,020 feet in July 2027, 20 feet lower than its previous record low of 1,040 feet in July 2022. That year, long-sunken boats and once-submerged rocks emerged from […]
Deep in the San Diego County Desert, New Research Has This Town at Loggerheads on What to Do About Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Maura Fox and Lucas RobinsonJust off Palm Canyon Drive in Borrego Springs, a dead honey mesquite tree remains rooted in the hot sand. It’s lifeless but not yet useless — not to the creatures that find shade under its branches or the plants that count on its nutrients. Over the last year, mesquite has been at the heart of […]