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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.
Oroville Dam: Senate Passes Bill To Require Independent Risk Analysis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Chico Enterprise-Recordby Risa JohnsonThe U.S. Senate passed on Monday the 2019 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which requires an independent risk analysis of Oroville Dam. Additionally, the bill would order the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report the findings of an independent panel reviewing the state Department of Water Resources’ dam safety practices to the Senate committee. Next, […]
OPINION: Sites Reservoir Is Too Smart An Investment For California To Pass Up
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Jeff HarrisWhen California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1, they specifically called for new storage to help the environment. The Sites project, a proposed off-stream reservoir north of the Delta meets this need, providing as much as 200,000 acre-feet a year of new flows for fish. Sites is a smart and long overdue investment that the California […]
OPINION: California Water Board Should Adopt Holistic Approach To Management
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicleby Mike WadeClean, reliable water supplies are vital to everyone who calls California home. The efforts by California citizens to conserve water during the drought helped stretch limited water supplies during a desperate time. Urban landscapes were parched. Many farms did without any water at all. Another drought could occur at any time and yet the State […]
Santa Clara Valley Water District To Buy Site For Huge New Reservoir, Largest In 20 Years In Bay Area
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersSaying it needs an insurance policy against future droughts, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is moving forward with plans to purchase a key property to build the largest reservoir constructed in the Bay Area in the past 20 years. The water district’s board is scheduled to vote Tuesday afternoon on an agreement to purchase […]
Americans Are Conserving Water Like Never Before, According To The Latest Federal Data
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Washington Postby Christopher IngrahamAmericans are conserving water in their homes like never before, according to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report released this month. In per capita terms, domestic water use has plummeted from 112 gallons per day in 1980 to just 82 gallons in 2015, a 27 percent decrease. Take 30 gallon-sized milk jugs, fill them up with water […]
How Splitting California Into 3 Could Hurt The Water System
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Malibu Patchby Hoa QuáchAn effort to split California into three states may be a good idea to some voters, but it could hurt the region’s complex water system. The Sacramento Bee reported dividing the water system might not be possible. “California has spent more than a century crafting one of the world’s most elaborate — and interdependent — […]