The California Department of Water Resources announced Thursday that it will increase the 2019 State Water Project allocation to 75 percent from 70 percent. This is the final allocation for the calendar year. The initial allocation in November 2018 was 10 percent. The 2019 allocation of 75 percent amounts to 3,145,105 acre-feet of water. “This winter’s robust […]
The United State House of Representative has passed H.R. 2740, an appropriations bill in support of a federal agreement to allot $30 million for projects which would address the environmental and health crisis at the Salton Sea. Included in the Bill is an amendment from Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D – Palm Desert) which would […]
A federal judge indicated Thursday he will advance conservation groups’ claims that a proposed 43-mile groundwater pipeline in a Southern California desert was approved abruptly and without proper environmental review by a federal agency. The Cadiz groundwater pipeline project would move nearly 45 million gallons of water daily for 50 years from an underground aquifer […]
After false starts and real stops, the San Diego County Water Authority is once again trying to make inroads into taking their QSA transferred water directly from the Imperial Valley, bypassing its current deliverer, the Metropolitan Water District. Dan Denham, assistant general manager of the SDCWA, proposed several pipeline scenarios for QSA-conserved water at the […]
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced they will provide a $10 million grant to public utility, California American Water. The grant money is destined to help build the seawater desalination component of the Peninsula Water Supply Project. “We are extremely grateful to DWR for supporting our project,” said California American Water president Rich […]
The Trump administration has rolled back a landmark Obama-era rule that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Its replacement gives individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require limited efficiency upgrades at individual coal-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler calls it a […]
State Water Project Allocations Increase To 75 Percent
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Lake County News (Lakeport, Calif.)The California Department of Water Resources announced Thursday that it will increase the 2019 State Water Project allocation to 75 percent from 70 percent. This is the final allocation for the calendar year. The initial allocation in November 2018 was 10 percent. The 2019 allocation of 75 percent amounts to 3,145,105 acre-feet of water. “This winter’s robust […]
$30 Million Salton Sea Bill Passes U.S. House
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KESQ (Thousand Palms, Calif.)by Sam Benson SmithThe United State House of Representative has passed H.R. 2740, an appropriations bill in support of a federal agreement to allot $30 million for projects which would address the environmental and health crisis at the Salton Sea. Included in the Bill is an amendment from Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D – Palm Desert) which would […]
Feds Can’t Duck Claims Of Shoddy Review For Desert Water Pipeline
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena, Calif.)by Martin Macias Jr.A federal judge indicated Thursday he will advance conservation groups’ claims that a proposed 43-mile groundwater pipeline in a Southern California desert was approved abruptly and without proper environmental review by a federal agency. The Cadiz groundwater pipeline project would move nearly 45 million gallons of water daily for 50 years from an underground aquifer […]
IID Board Hears Plans To Pipe QSA Water Directly To San Diego
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.)by Betty Miller Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter false starts and real stops, the San Diego County Water Authority is once again trying to make inroads into taking their QSA transferred water directly from the Imperial Valley, bypassing its current deliverer, the Metropolitan Water District. Dan Denham, assistant general manager of the SDCWA, proposed several pipeline scenarios for QSA-conserved water at the […]
DWR Gives $10 Million Grant To Monterey Peninsula Desalination Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSBW 8 (Salinas, Calif.)by Josh CopitchThe California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced they will provide a $10 million grant to public utility, California American Water. The grant money is destined to help build the seawater desalination component of the Peninsula Water Supply Project. “We are extremely grateful to DWR for supporting our project,” said California American Water president Rich […]
Becerra On Trump Administration’s New Rule For Coal-Fired Power Plants: They’re ‘Backsliding’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED News (Sacramento)The Trump administration has rolled back a landmark Obama-era rule that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Its replacement gives individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require limited efficiency upgrades at individual coal-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler calls it a […]