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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.
Hemp Legalization Poised To Transform Agriculture In Arid West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserAmid all the excitement around marijuana legalization in America, another newly legal crop has received comparatively little attention: hemp. And yet hemp may prove to be even more transformative, especially in the West’s arid landscapes. Hemp is a variety of the cannabis sativa plant that is not psychoactive. Whereas marijuana plants can produce both the psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol […]
This Zombie Dam Project Underscores California’s Dilemma Over Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Michael HiltzikDespite what you may have gleaned from television and the movies, zombies aren’t always constituted of flesh and blood. Sometimes they come in concrete and rock. Exhibit A is a $3-billion dam proposal on the San Joaquin River known as Temperance Flat. The project’s beneficiaries, chiefly growers in the San Joaquin Valley, have struggled for […]
NASA Finds ‘Human Fingerprint’ In Many Areas Of Water-Supply Change Worldwide
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /13WMAZ (Macon, Ga.)by Ian JamesHumans are dramatically altering water supply in many places worldwide, say NASA scientists who have been tracking regional changes via satellite. The researchers analyzed 14 years of data from NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, which the space agency has dubbed GRACE. They studied areas with large increases or decreases in freshwater — including water stored in […]
IDE Technologies Opens California Wastewater Reuse Demo Facilities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Filtration+Separation (United Kingdom)IDE Technologies’ technology is being used in two new wastewater reuse demo facilities in California: the Central Coast Blue Advanced Water Purification Demo Facility, in partnership with the City of Pismo Beach, and the Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center Demo Facility, in partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
OPINION: Bond Measure Will Protect The State’s Future
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Acorn (Agoura Hills)by Fran PavleyOn Tues., June 5, you will be able to vote on Proposition 68, a $4.1-billion ballot measure that will provide funds toward parks, the environment and water projects throughout California. This is a simple majority vote, general obligation bond. As a bond, it is paid back through the state’s general fund over a 20- to 30-year […]
New Agency Builds Momentum For California Water Tunnels
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Bond Buyer (New York)by Keeley WebsterA joint powers authority has been formed to oversee design and construction of California’s delta water tunnel project, a milestone in the multibillion-dollar plan that has been in the works for more than a decade. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Santa Clara Valley Water District and Zone 7 Water Agency, three agencies that […]