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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.
OPINION: More Conservation, Cooperation Vital To Our New Era Of Water Shortages
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Ted KowalskiThe agency tasked with managing water and power in the West recently issued its annual report on projected future water levels at Lake Mead, the reservoir that provides water to Arizona, Nevada and California. This report by the Bureau of Reclamation confirmed that it will not impose mandatory water cutbacks in 2019. But it also projected a more […]
OPINION: Ready for California’s next emergency? We hope so
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Modesto Beeby Editorial BoardAmerica is ready for Florence’s visit. That’s what President Donald Trump told us Thursday. We hope his confidence is justified and that people and provisions are in place to respond to this emergency. We don’t want this to become another Hurricane Harvey, that destroyed 300,000 buildings in Texas. Or, worse, another Hurricane Maria, which killed […]
Global Climate Action Summit puts stress on action
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CBS Moneywatchby Rachel LayneThis has been a big week for advocates who fight climate change. Business leaders, mayors, governors and activists from around the world rallied in San Francisco at the Global Climate Action Summit to advance their agenda in the face of a defiant White House. California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an order Monday announcing the goal […]
OPINION: A Permanent Solution To California’s Water Woes — Seawater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Michael L. WaxerEnvironmental calamities recently have battered California with alarming frequency. Over the past year, we have suffered the most damaging wildfires in our history. But, as in Steinbeck’s era, chronic water scarcity remains our most serious environmental problem. In some corners of the state, extreme water conservation has become a year-round way of life. This is […]
As Cal Am’s Desal Project Is Set For Approval, Important Questions Remain About Its Water’s Cost.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Monterey County Weeklyby David SchmalzAs the California Public Utilities Commission is set to consider approving California American Water’s proposed desalination project sometime in September – as the Weekly went to print, it was not yet clear if it would be considered on Sept. 13 or Sept. 27 – crucial questions about the cost of that water remain unanswered.
How Wet Will Sacramento Get In Winter 2018?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Jennifer McGrawThe cloud cover across parts of Northern California is a reminder the seasons are changing and experts say it’s time to get prepared for the rainy season. “I am not ready for the winter,” a viewer tells CBS13. “I think it would be awesome to get all that rain over here,” said another. According to the […]