California and the U.S.
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: Taxing Your Drinking Water Is No Solution
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Daily Journal (San Mateo)by Dave WardenAs a local water agency, the Mid-Peninsula Water District (MPWD) is committed to delivering safe and reliable water to our customers. We are among the vast majority of Californians with access to safe drinking water. Unfortunately, some in the state, who live in small, rural, disadvantaged communities, do not have access to safe drinking water. […]
OPINION: Brown May Leave With Two Big Projects On The Bubble
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Dan Walters Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityDuring Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor four decades ago, he was openly disdainful of big public works projects, often citing British economist E.F. Schumacher’s 1973 book, “Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered.” Brown’s attitude manifested itself in a virtual halt to highway construction, which led to constant bickering with his […]
California Will Have Water Consumption Limits For The First Time After ‘Landmark’ Legislation Passed
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Alejandra Reyes-VelardeFor the first time in the state’s history, California is setting permanent water-consumption goals to prepare for future droughts and climate change, with a local elected official involved in the historic move. Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced Assembly Bill 1668, one of the bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday. Her district also […]
Southwest Drought Worsens As Hot June Weather Arrives
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Weather NetworkJune is here and the heat is on across many areas of the southern U.S., including the Four Corner states. Despite some recent precipitation, which helped lower drought numbers in some counties, overall conditions continue to intensify and expand. Rivers and watering holes across different areas of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico are drying […]
These Fish Are At The Heart Of California’s Water Debate. But Extinction Could Be Close
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerAs a young biologist in the 1970s, Peter Moyle remembers towing nets behind boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and catching 50 to 100 translucent, finger-length smelt in a matter of minutes. Moyle doesn’t see those days coming back. “I think extinction is imminent the way things are going,” said Moyle, a prominent UC Davis […]
360,000 Californians Have Unsafe Drinking Water. Are You One Of Them?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler, Phillip Reese, and Ryan SabalowAt the Shiloh elementary school near Modesto, drinking fountains sit abandoned, covered in clear plastic. At Mom and Pop’s Diner, a fixture in the Merced County town of Dos Palos, regulars ask for bottled water because they know better than to consume what comes out of the tap. And in rural Alpaugh, a few miles west […]