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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: Sacramento’s New Way To Tax The Water You Drink
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Inland Valley Daily Bulletinby Susan ShellyAnother new tax is headed for your water bill, as if it wasn’t high enough already. Gov. Jerry Brown has been trying to push through a statewide tax on drinking water, the first ever in California history, and as you might imagine, it has been a challenge for him. People are fed up with new […]
Tax On California Water Revived To Clean Up Drinking Water – But It’s Voluntary
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Taryn LunaGov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are rebooting an effort to pass a new tax to attack unsafe drinking water in California. But there’s a twist: The proposed tax on water bills would be voluntary, increasing its chances of success among skittish lawmakers in an election year. After calling off a plan in June to […]
Desalination Plant in Santa Barbara Now Supplying 30% of City’s Needs; Hosting Public Tours
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KCLU Santa Barbaraby Lance OrozcoSome ocean water on Santa Barbara County’s coastline is soon going to undergo a transformation. Roughly three million gallons of salt water is turned into drinking water a day at the City of Santa Barbara’s Charles E. Meyer Desalination plant. The plant, which is just a few blocks from the ocean between West Beach and […]
Delta Tunnels Cost Soars to Nearly $20 Billion When Accounting For Inflation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerThe estimated cost of the Delta tunnels project, Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial plan to re-engineer the troubled hub of California’s water network, has jumped to nearly $20 billion when accounting for inflation. Tunnels backers say the higher cost reflects the impact from inflation over 16 years, not cost over-runs or design changes, and isn’t expected […]
Federal Officials Predict Shortage For Lake Mead in 2020, Adding More Pressure On States For Drought Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Nevada Independentby Daniel RothbergThirty miles outside of Las Vegas, Lake Mead holds back Colorado River water for tribes, farms and growing cities across the Southwest. The reservoir, impounded by the Hoover Dam, is one of the most visible symbols of drought in the West. In nearly two decades of drought, the storage bank for the regional economy — […]
Vital US Reservoir OK For Now, But Shortages Are Looming
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /PHYS.org (Los Angeles)by Dan ElliottA vital reservoir on the Colorado River will be able to meet the demands of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest for the next 13 months, but a looming shortage could trigger cutbacks as soon as the end of 2019, officials said Wednesday. A forecast from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation echoes previous warnings that a […]