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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.
Sites Reservoir Officials: $1 Billion Falls Short Of Hopes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Appeal Democrat (Marysville)by Jake AbbottThe California Water Commission – the entity responsible for awarding $2.7 billion in Proposition 1 funds to water storage projects in a few months – didn’t quite see eye-to-eye with officials pushing for Sites Reservoir, primarily on the benefits to salmon the project would provide. When final public benefit ratio scores came out earlier this […]
OPINION: The ‘Fix’ In WaterFix Is Certainly Appropriate
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Oroville Mercury RegisterA bit of irony has emerged over Jerry Brown’s name for his twin tunnels idea — California WaterFix — because it sure looks like the fix is on. The plan to put two huge tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to carry north state water south has faltered on its own, and is unlikely to […]
California Moves Closer To Crafting Specific Water Caps For Urban Districts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallCalifornia cities and towns may find themselves on a water budget in the next decade under a pair of bills approved Thursday by the legislature. The measures follow Gov. Jerry Brown’s call to make water conservation a permanent way of life in a state long accustomed to jewel-green lawns and suburban tracts studded with swimming […]
Indoor Use Limits, Water Budgets And Aerial Data Gathering: California’s Plan To Wean Us Off Water Waste
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KPCC (Pasadena)by Emily GuerinIn the next 18 months, a small plane will fly over every city in California, recording data on what kind of plants are growing in our lawns, parks and street medians. That data will help determine where we’re wasting water, and help cities use it more efficiently. It’s a radical departure from the way water conservation […]
Trump Administration Names Former Oil Spokesman Who Led “Lock Her Up” Chants Against Hillary Clinton As EPA Chief for West Coast
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /East Bay Timesby Paul RogersThe Trump administration on Friday named Mike Stoker, a Santa Barbara County attorney and former oil company spokesman who some credit with coining the “lock her up!” chants against Hillary Clinton at the Republican Convention in 2016, as the new West Coast head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Stoker will lead the U.S EPA […]
OPINION: A New Tax To Fund Drinking Water? Try The Old Ones
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Eureka Times-StandardThree hundred miles to the south, our society rewards the makers of tech trinkets with the greatest fortunes ever amassed in history — largely, infamously untaxed. Meanwhile, a coalition of government officials here and in Sacramento is asking you to pay a little more to ensure that everyone in the state has access to clean […]