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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.
OPINION: Should California Borrow $4 Billion More For Parks And Water?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Jay Ziegler and Tim QuinnCalifornia’s safe drinking water and natural resources are increasingly threatened by drought, wildfires, floods and mudslides. Proposition 68 is designed to help make our communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The measure was placed on the June 5 ballot by a bipartisan, two-thirds vote of the Legislature to make much-needed investments to […]
OPINION: No: State Can’t Afford To Take On More Debt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby John MoorlachIt’s time, Californians, to hold on to our collective wallets. “It does NOT raise taxes,” proponents of Proposition 68 insist in the official state voters’ guide. Then where do they think the money will come from to repay the $4 billion inbonds that are supposed to go for parks and “climate adaptation,” whatever that is? […]
How Much Water Should California Cities Use? New Data Could Help
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Erik PorseThe relatively dry 2017-18 winter in California resurfaced recent memories of drought conservation mandates. From 2013-16, urban water utilities complied with voluntary, then mandatory, water use limits as part of Executive Order B-37-16. Urban water utilities met a statewide 25 percent conservation target, helping the state weather severe drought. Winter rains in 2016-17 led to a reprieve from […]
California Congressman Jim Costa Crosses Party Lines To Bring More Water To The Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Sierra Sun TImes (Mariposa)On Wednesday, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) again crossed party lines in the House Natural Resources Committee to support two bills that could dramatically improve the reliability and quantity of Valley water supplies. The first bill – introduced by Representatives Ken Calvert (CA-42) and Costa (CA-16) – aims to bring all Endangered Species Act regulation of species that have a […]
Twin Satellites Circling The Globe Find California’s Losing Groundwater At A Steady Pace
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KPCC (Pasadena)by Sharon McNaryThe earth’s wet regions are getting wetter, and dry ones, like California, are getting drier, according to a first-of-its-kind study that used NASA satellites to track 14 years of change in how water is moving around the globe. Southern California loses the groundwater equivalent of the volume of Lake Mead every 15 years due to drought […]
Water Planners Work To Enhance Snowpack Data
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (Sacramento)by Christine SouzaAccess to precise, real-time data about the amount of water in the Sierra Nevada snowpack has become more critical than ever, California water managers say, in order to assist them in making informed decisions about an ever-less-predictable supply of water. That’s why water managers came to a panel discussion about advancements in snow-measurement technology during […]