Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado River caused by a decades-long drought. The price tag , however, will likely be very steep unless a long-term deal is struck. A framework signed June 3 by water authorities in Arizona, California, Nevada and the federal Bureau of Reclamation […]
Questions are mounting around a proposed artificial intelligence data center in California’s Imperial Valley because its developer is now seeking Colorado River water, despite earlier saying the project would avoid drawing from the drought-stressed river. KPBS reported that Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing has gone to court to secure 260 million gallons of water per year from […]
In California, a sprawling 4,000-mile network of canals winds through citrus orchards and fields of tree nuts, delivering irrigation and drinking water to homes and farms across the state. The canals are critical in an increasingly arid part of the country. But what if they could help fulfill another urgent need: renewable energy?
From a fast-melting snowpack in the Sierra to over-pumped groundwater in the Central Valley and a drought on the Colorado River, California’s water supply is facing enormous pressure. Increasingly, some believe the only real alternative is to draw water from the Pacific Ocean offshore. Former Water Manager Tim Quinn believes he and his team at […]
Water in the Colorado River is dwindling to levels that haven’t been seen in decades, and the seven states whose residents and farmers depend on the river can’t agree on a fair way to divide up what’s left. Negotiations are going nowhere despite more than six months of ongoing talks, plus cajoling by the Trump […]
The state of California is walking back protections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, one of the largest and most important reservoirs in the state. The move follows a new state-funded risk assessment that the invasive species poses a lower risk to the lake, which water managers say changes the state’s calculus on […]
Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water Won’t Be Cheap but Arizona Is Scrambling to Offset Colorado River Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Cronkite News Phoenixby Marcus Reichley Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Dan Denham
Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado River caused by a decades-long drought. The price tag , however, will likely be very steep unless a long-term deal is struck. A framework signed June 3 by water authorities in Arizona, California, Nevada and the federal Bureau of Reclamation […]
Data Center That Vowed to Avoid Colorado River Water Is Now Suing for 260 Million Gallons per Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /The Cool Downby Curtis DeaconQuestions are mounting around a proposed artificial intelligence data center in California’s Imperial Valley because its developer is now seeking Colorado River water, despite earlier saying the project would avoid drawing from the drought-stressed river. KPBS reported that Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing has gone to court to secure 260 million gallons of water per year from […]
California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /New York Timesby Quinn GlabickiIn California, a sprawling 4,000-mile network of canals winds through citrus orchards and fields of tree nuts, delivering irrigation and drinking water to homes and farms across the state. The canals are critical in an increasingly arid part of the country. But what if they could help fulfill another urgent need: renewable energy?
California’s Water Crisis Driving Higher Interest in Desalination as a New Source
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /ABC 7 San Franciscoby Drew Tuma Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityFrom a fast-melting snowpack in the Sierra to over-pumped groundwater in the Central Valley and a drought on the Colorado River, California’s water supply is facing enormous pressure. Increasingly, some believe the only real alternative is to draw water from the Pacific Ocean offshore. Former Water Manager Tim Quinn believes he and his team at […]
Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /New York Timesby Scott DanceWater in the Colorado River is dwindling to levels that haven’t been seen in decades, and the seven states whose residents and farmers depend on the river can’t agree on a fair way to divide up what’s left. Negotiations are going nowhere despite more than six months of ongoing talks, plus cajoling by the Trump […]
California Scales Back Golden Mussel Safeguards at Vital Reservoir, Alarming Experts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerThe state of California is walking back protections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, one of the largest and most important reservoirs in the state. The move follows a new state-funded risk assessment that the invasive species poses a lower risk to the lake, which water managers say changes the state’s calculus on […]