Opponents of a state “water grab” are taking their political battle to the steps of the state Capitol building in Sacramento on Monday. From 500 to 1,000 people are expected at a rally to protest a state water board plan to double the amount of water taken from the Tuolumne River to improve water quality […]
Let’s start with this: California WaterFix, Gov. Brown’s $17 billion twin-tunnels project, is the best and most affordable long-term solution to our great state’s water woes. If we’re going to call it a time machine, we should acknowledge it will transport us to a brighter future, where there’s clean, reliable water for generations to come. […]
Another 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 […]
Gov. 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 […]
Some 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 […]
The 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 […]
Stanislaus, Merced County Opponents Gear For Water Rally At Capitol On Monday
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Modesto Beeby Ken CarlsonOpponents of a state “water grab” are taking their political battle to the steps of the state Capitol building in Sacramento on Monday. From 500 to 1,000 people are expected at a rally to protest a state water board plan to double the amount of water taken from the Tuolumne River to improve water quality […]
OPINION: The Twin Tunnels Are Best Water Fix For California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Pasadena Star-Newsby Charles Wilson, Tracy Hernandez, and John HakelLet’s start with this: California WaterFix, Gov. Brown’s $17 billion twin-tunnels project, is the best and most affordable long-term solution to our great state’s water woes. If we’re going to call it a time machine, we should acknowledge it will transport us to a brighter future, where there’s clean, reliable water for generations to come. […]
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 […]