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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.
Zapping Lead Pipes With Electricity Could Make Them Safer For Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Scientific Americanby Angus ChenThe toxic effects of lead—developmental delays, organ damage, even death—are well-known. But millions of Americans still rely on lead pipes to deliver drinking water. In an attempt to make them safer, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are working on a new technology that uses electrical current to rapidly build a protective layer on […]
California’s Emergency Alert System Has Been A Disaster. A Statewide Fix Is Planned
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaIn Mendocino County, emergency staffers waited for a supervisor to show up before they warned residents of a growing fire siege in 2017. In Santa Barbara County, officials hesitated to issue blanket evacuation orders before mudslides ripped through Montecito in 2018 because they worried they might trigger a panic. And in Butte County in November, […]
River Levels Rise As More Water Released From Keswick And Oroville Dams
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC7 (Los Angeles)by Kelli SaamWater levels will rise on the Sacramento and Feather Rivers as federal and state authorities release more water from Keswick and Oroville Dams. Thursday morning by 10 a.m., the Bureau of Reclamation will increase releases below Keswick Dam from 20,000 cubic feet per second to 30,000 cfs. Sacramento River levels are expected to increase downstream […]
A California Tax To Clean Up Toxic Drinking Water Has Lawmakers Jumpy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby George SkeltonThe ghost of Josh Newman haunts the state Capitol, sending shivers through certain politicians’ spines at the mere mention of the scary word “tax.” The former lawmaker’s fate will make it difficult for the Legislature — even with supermajority Democratic control — to pass one of Gavin Newsom’s top priorities: a so-called water tax. The […]
Water Wise: Fair Shows Ways To Use Less Water And Help Native Plants
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Hi-Desert Star (Yucca Valley, Calif.)by Jené EstradaWater-wise planting, pool safety and groundwater pollution — the Joshua Basin Water District’s annual Water Education Day focused on a crucial aspect of desert living: the Basin’s relationship with water. Public outreach consultant Kathleen Radnich helped greet locals as they made their way into the biggest Water Education Day yet. “It’s been a very good […]
‘We’re Rolling’: Irrigation Season Begins For Klamath Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Herald and News (Klamath Falls, Ore.)by Holly DillemuthWater rushed forth into the A Canal in Klamath Falls Tuesday afternoon as Fritz Frisendahl and Scott Cheyne of the Klamath Irrigation District opened the headgates via the control panel. Between 20- and 40-cubic feet per second of water is now traveling through the canal, about as much water to fill about 20 bathtubs per […]