New water restrictions are coming to California. Earlier this month, the state Water Resources Control Board adopted new rules that will phase in cutbacks to water suppliers across the state; the enforcement of those conservation targets is expected to start in 2027. These new rules have been under consideration for several years, and have gone […]
A Kings County judge today issued a temporary restraining order against the state that pauses its unprecedented move to crack down on groundwater depletion in California’s agricultural heartland. The decision by Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini grants Kings County growers a temporary reprieve from a state mandate to monitor and report how much water they […]
A South Texas congressman who is part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers meeting with officials in Mexico City this week says Mexico intends to repay water owed to the United States very soon, Border Report has learned. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen who is the only lawmaker from Texas on […]
California’s current record-breaking heat wave in July has caused hundreds of millions of gallons of water in Lake Shasta and other major reservoirs in Northern California to disappear into thin air. During the first nine days of July, 3,392 cubic feet per second of water — or about 2.2 billion gallons — turned into vapor and floated […]
Lawmakers from the Rio Grande Valley are vying to meet with Mexico’s incoming president over water owed to the United States. U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, this week wrote to Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum requesting a meeting to address water deliveries that are owed to the United States under a 1944 international treaty.
The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries. The “agreement in principle,” reached after six years […]
After Years of Discussions, California will Start Water Cuts in 2027
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /KJZZby Mark BrodieNew water restrictions are coming to California. Earlier this month, the state Water Resources Control Board adopted new rules that will phase in cutbacks to water suppliers across the state; the enforcement of those conservation targets is expected to start in 2027. These new rules have been under consideration for several years, and have gone […]
Judge Temporarily Blocks State Order to Growers Who Depleted Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerA Kings County judge today issued a temporary restraining order against the state that pauses its unprecedented move to crack down on groundwater depletion in California’s agricultural heartland. The decision by Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini grants Kings County growers a temporary reprieve from a state mandate to monitor and report how much water they […]
South Texas Congressman Says Mexico Will Start Repaying Water Debt ‘Soon’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Fox 5/KUSIby Sandra SanchezA South Texas congressman who is part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers meeting with officials in Mexico City this week says Mexico intends to repay water owed to the United States very soon, Border Report has learned. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen who is the only lawmaker from Texas on […]
California’s Heatwave Evaporates Billions of Gallons of Water from Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Desert Sunby Damon Arthur and James WardCalifornia’s current record-breaking heat wave in July has caused hundreds of millions of gallons of water in Lake Shasta and other major reservoirs in Northern California to disappear into thin air. During the first nine days of July, 3,392 cubic feet per second of water — or about 2.2 billion gallons — turned into vapor and floated […]
South Texas Leaders Push to Meet with Incoming Mexican President Over Water Debt ‘Crisis’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /DC News Nowby Sandra SanchezLawmakers from the Rio Grande Valley are vying to meet with Mexico’s incoming president over water owed to the United States. U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, this week wrote to Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum requesting a meeting to address water deliveries that are owed to the United States under a 1944 international treaty.
U.S., Canada Reach New Agreement on Columbia River Hydropower, Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The OregonianThe U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries. The “agreement in principle,” reached after six years […]