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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.
San Jose Water Agency Approves Up To $650 Million For Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersIn a significant boost for Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion plan to build two massive tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Delta to more easily move water south, Silicon Valley’s largest water agency Tuesday endorsed the project and voted to commit up to $650 million to help pay for it. With a 4-3 vote after […]
Brown’s Delta Tunnels Get $650 Million Boost From Bay Area Water Agency
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerA Bay Area water agency agreed Tuesday to pump $650 million into Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels project, providing a meaningful boost for the controversial $16.7 billion plan. The 4-3 vote by the Santa Clara Valley Water District brings the tunnels project, which would overhaul the troubled heart of California’s aging water delivery network, a […]
Silicon Valley Water Board Says Yes To Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Mathew RendaSilicon Valley’s water district narrowly approved participating in a massive and pricey California water project, including contributing $650 million to help pay for it. The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board voted 4-3 to join the Joint Powers Authority that will oversee the design, construction and financing of Governor Jerry Brown’s approximately $17 million project […]
State Has ‘March Miracle’ In Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Chico Enterprise-Recordby Steve SchoonoverThere may not have been a “March Miracle” when it came to the snowpack in the state, but there was sure one when it came to water conservation. The State Water Resources Control reported that in March urban Californians used 24.8 percent less water than in March 2013, the benchmark year considered to be before […]
OPINION: Arizona’s Water Fight Earned It A Black Eye. Can We Rebuild Our Reputation?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)A bruising battle pitting the two biggest players in Arizona water came to a pause late last week as the agencies announced a truce and promised to work together. On Thursday, the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Water Conservancy District dropped their swords and published a joint statement of cooperation.
OPINION: Water Bond Conflict Heats Up, Of Course
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordAs the Water Commission crept closer this week to actually spending the water storage money voters approved in 2014, things predictably got ugly. What the commission did this week is determined the public benefit of the 12 projects that were seeking the $2.7 billion in Proposition 1 that was earmarked for water storage. The problem […]