California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
How City of Phoenix, CAP Are Addressing Water Supply Issues
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Cronkite Newsby Huston Dunston Jr.Arizona, much like California and other states with large deserts, is having an issue with dwindling Colorado River water levels. With so many people living in and moving to Arizona, specifically the Phoenix area, state and local agencies are working toward water solutions, including expanding the Bartlett Dam and adding new infrastructure.
Feds to Install Solar Panels Over Western Canals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Farm Progressby Tim HeardenThe U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill. Planned projects include a $15 million pilot with the University of California, Merced to deploy up to three floating solar technologies in the Delta-Mendota Canal to assess the viability, costs […]
Flint Residents Grapple With Water Crisis a Decade Later: ‘If We Had the Energy Left, We’d Cry’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Hilary BeaumontEarlier this month, Brittany Thomas received a call that her 11-year-old daughter Janiyah had experienced a seizure at school. “She’d been seizure-free for about two years now,” said Thomas, a resident of Flint, Michigan. “And they just came back.”
Opinion: 10 Years Later, Flint’s and America’s Water Remains Unnecessarily Hazardous
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Ella Greene-MotonLong before my role as president of the American Public Health Association, I was a normal woman from Flint, Mich. Flint is home. It is where I committed myself to public health over the last 40 years, started a family, developed rich friendships and found my voice. It is where I learned to speak the […]
California Increases Water Allocation After Wet Winter, but Fish Protections Limit Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month.
California Farmers and Residents to Receive an Increase in Water Supply From DWR
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /FOX40by Veronica CatlinThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024.