Why do farmers pump the water under their land (which California law clearly states belongs to them) in the first place? Unfortunately, you’ll rarely read the answer to this question in the press, but it is the most important part of the story. Farmers pump groundwater because for more than 25 years, an innumerable myriad […]
Can California’s water woes be solved? Some think that all it takes is money, which is exactly what the California Legislature may ask voters in 2020 for in the name of clean drinking water. In the last several years Californians bought the arguments made by farmers, environmentalists and pretty much everyone else who was promised […]
The research carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) found that untreated raw water contained on average 4.9 microplastics per litre while water that has gone through a treatment process contained only 0.00011 microplastics per litre. While the study has shown that current treatment processes […]
Despite demands for key changes to Senate Bill 1 – California’s hotly-debated water legislation – from a chorus of Valley Democrats and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California legislative leaders appeared to have ignored those calls. Senate Bill 1 would tie California’s environmental laws governing water and air quality to Federal standards as they existed on the […]
With some weird weather already in the books this month, Mother Nature may have one last hurrah in store for Northern California before summer officially ends. A wave of thunderstorms passed over northeast California and near Reno on Tuesday afternoon, with the National Weather Service’s Reno office sharing a photo of what appears to be […]
Residential graywater offers up a huge potential for our city to offset potable water use. When the next drought rolls around, and it will, we could be sitting pretty with healthy trees and landscapes using less water from the Sierra than we do now. How could we accomplish this? The answer is graywater, defined in […]
OPINION: Farmers Are Not To Blame For Valley Subsidence, But They Can Help Solve It With Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Kristi DienerWhy do farmers pump the water under their land (which California law clearly states belongs to them) in the first place? Unfortunately, you’ll rarely read the answer to this question in the press, but it is the most important part of the story. Farmers pump groundwater because for more than 25 years, an innumerable myriad […]
Can California Water Woes Be Solved?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western FarmPressby Todd FitchetteCan California’s water woes be solved? Some think that all it takes is money, which is exactly what the California Legislature may ask voters in 2020 for in the name of clean drinking water. In the last several years Californians bought the arguments made by farmers, environmentalists and pretty much everyone else who was promised […]
Study Claims 99.9% Of Microplastics Removed From UK Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water & Wastewater Treatmentby Jamie HailstoneThe research carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) found that untreated raw water contained on average 4.9 microplastics per litre while water that has gone through a treatment process contained only 0.00011 microplastics per litre. While the study has shown that current treatment processes […]
Tweaks To Senate Bill 1 Leave Critical Calif. Water Questions Unresolved
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Joaquin Valley Sun by Alex TavlianDespite demands for key changes to Senate Bill 1 – California’s hotly-debated water legislation – from a chorus of Valley Democrats and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California legislative leaders appeared to have ignored those calls. Senate Bill 1 would tie California’s environmental laws governing water and air quality to Federal standards as they existed on the […]
Was That Snow? Northern Sierra Gets Showers While Sacramento Heats Back Up
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughWith some weird weather already in the books this month, Mother Nature may have one last hurrah in store for Northern California before summer officially ends. A wave of thunderstorms passed over northeast California and near Reno on Tuesday afternoon, with the National Weather Service’s Reno office sharing a photo of what appears to be […]
Cool Davis: Residential Graywater For Outdoor Irrigation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Davis Enterpriseby Leslie CrennaResidential graywater offers up a huge potential for our city to offset potable water use. When the next drought rolls around, and it will, we could be sitting pretty with healthy trees and landscapes using less water from the Sierra than we do now. How could we accomplish this? The answer is graywater, defined in […]