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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.
Wasting Wastewater: New Report Identifies Water Recycling Opportunities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCBX (San Luis Obispo) by Menaka WilhelmIn California, it is a persistent challenge making water supply and water demand match up. A report being released Wednesday outlines how much water California’s coastal wastewater treatment plants dump into the ocean, and how much of that could be saved through better water management. James Hawkins is a water policy researcher at the Santa […]
Feinstein Urges Voluntary Water Agreements Ahead Of Vote By State Water Board
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Bee by Ken CarlsonSen. Dianne Feinstein and some state representatives in the Bay Area are calling for voluntary settlement agreements, rather than a State Water Board proposal, to bolster the salmon population in tributaries of the San Joaquin River. In a letter Friday to water board chairwoman Felicia Marcus, Feinstein said a voluntary settlement will achieve more in […]
California’s Largest New Reservoir Likely To Face Water-Access Limits
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserSites Reservoir, the largest new water storage proposal in California, recently won a commitment of $816 million in state funds to help with construction. It promises to deliver enough water every year, on average, to serve 1 million homes. But regulatory realities looming in the background may mean the project has substantially less water at its […]
OPINION: A Fight Over A Unique Delta Island
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Record (Stockton, Calif.)by Michael FitzgeraldA Delta farming island crucial to sandhill cranes is so mismanaged that the levees may break, a lawsuit alleges. Ironically, the allegedly bad manager is The Nature Conservancy. A suit by the Wetlands Preservation Foundation seeks to stop TNC’s allegedly bad, even dangerous, farming practices to avert a potential catastrophe on Staten Island in San […]
KTLA 360 Video: Seven Oaks Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KTLA 5by Giovanni MoujaesAt 550 feet, Seven Oaks Dam is the tallest in Southern California. Completed 19 years ago in the San Bernardino Mountains, the dam prevents severe storms from flooding communities along the Santa Ana River, protecting millions of residents in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties.
Down Year Predicted For California Olives After Weather Confuses Crops
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS (Sacramento)Olive harvest season is getting started in California and farmers are concerned this could be one of the worst in recent memory. California leads the nation in olive oil production, but now there may be a shortage. It’s a significant setback for a growing industry just two years removed from its largest crop.