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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.
Proposition 68: Will Voters Approve $4.1 Billion For Parks And Water Projects?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /East Bay Timesby Paul RogersThe last time California voters passed a statewide ballot measure to provide funding for parks, beaches, wildlife and forests, it was 2006. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in his first term as governor, Twitter was a fledgling app, and the iPhone hadn’t been invented yet. Since then, California’s population has grown from 36 million to 39.5 million — […]
State Water Project Allocation Rises To 35 Percent
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Bakersfield Californianby John CoxFarmers receiving allocations from the State Water Project can expect a bigger allotment this year than they anticipated as recently as last month, thanks to late-season precipitation. The California Department of Water Resources announced Monday this year’s allocation has been raised to 35 percent of full distribution, or 1.48 million acre-feet of water statewide. (One […]
OPINION: Republicans Seek To Ban Lawsuits On Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicleby John GaramendiA new threat to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the San Francisco Bay is coming not from the governor’s mansion but from the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona (Riverside County), inserted language into the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that would prohibit legal challenges to anything related to California WaterFix — the […]
A Washington Bomb Set To Go Off In California’s Delta Tunnels Water War
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Jacques LeslieA congressman set off a legislative bomb in California’s water wars last week. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona) inserted a rider into an Interior Department appropriations bill that would exempt from all judicial review the intensely contested Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta twin tunnels project. Passage of the rider — it’s scheduled for a House committee vote Tuesday […]
Five Things To Know About Water Bonds On Upcoming California Ballots
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserCalifornia this year will vote on not one but two water bond measures totaling $13 billion. Given that the state still hasn’t spent all of the $7.5billion from the Proposition 1 water bond passed in 2014, it raises a crucial question: Does California really need another $13 billion in water bonds? As of December 2017, the state […]
OPINION: Keep State’s Struggling Water Systems Afloat
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Danielle Blacet and David GuyWe all can agree every Californian should have access to safe drinking water. But too many – nearly 800,000 people – do not. The unfortunate reality is their local drinking water system serves contaminated water or can’t provide reliable service, and also can’t afford to invest in improvements to make the system safe. There are […]