The State Water Board is making it clear that it won’t vote next week on a much-disputed proposal to require higher river flows for improving water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta. Felicia Marcus, who chairs the water board, said in a letter Wednesday to the California Natural Resources Agency that final action will […]
In the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll, voters said drought, water supply, and water pollution are the state’s most pressing environmental challenge. Californians recognize that water fuels our economy, grows our food, and sustains our natural places.
The Modesto Bee has expressed a strong negative opinion of the State Water Resources Control Board’s proposal to require additional water to be left in the Tuolumne River and other San Joaquin tributaries to improve water quality and the environment. Regrettably, what has received little attention in this debate are the opportunities for improving water […]
In a major development for California American Water’s long-sought desalination project, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision recommending approval of the proposal known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. In a 223-page filing, a three-judge panel found that Cal Am’s desal project is the best option available to provide the […]
Eighteen months after the dramatic failure of the spillways at Oroville Dam in Northern California, a disaster that led to the evacuation of 188,000 people, construction is on schedule to complete the concrete work in the main spillway by Nov. 1. In recent weeks, 805 workers from Kiewit, the Nebraska-based company that was awarded the […]
Serious water shortages on the Colorado River could be less than two years away, according to new federal estimates. Yet after 19 years of drought, just 500 farmers in one Arizona county may decide the fate of the entire Southwest: By holding tight to their own temporary water supply, they could stall a conservation plan […]
State Water Board Won’t Vote Until Next Week on Controversial River Flow Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Modesto Beeby Ken CarlsonThe State Water Board is making it clear that it won’t vote next week on a much-disputed proposal to require higher river flows for improving water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta. Felicia Marcus, who chairs the water board, said in a letter Wednesday to the California Natural Resources Agency that final action will […]
OPINION: Unfinished Business On Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Davis Enterpriseby Wade CrowfootIn the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll, voters said drought, water supply, and water pollution are the state’s most pressing environmental challenge. Californians recognize that water fuels our economy, grows our food, and sustains our natural places.
OPINION: If We’re Smart, We Can Find Enough Water For All Of Us
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Modesto Beeby Patrick KoepeleThe Modesto Bee has expressed a strong negative opinion of the State Water Resources Control Board’s proposal to require additional water to be left in the Tuolumne River and other San Joaquin tributaries to improve water quality and the environment. Regrettably, what has received little attention in this debate are the opportunities for improving water […]
California Public Utilities Commission’s Proposed Decision Backs Cal Am Desalination Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Monterey Heraldby Jim JohnsonIn a major development for California American Water’s long-sought desalination project, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision recommending approval of the proposal known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. In a 223-page filing, a three-judge panel found that Cal Am’s desal project is the best option available to provide the […]
Oroville Dam: See Before-and-After Video of Construction Progress
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /East Bay Timesby Paul RogersEighteen months after the dramatic failure of the spillways at Oroville Dam in Northern California, a disaster that led to the evacuation of 188,000 people, construction is on schedule to complete the concrete work in the main spillway by Nov. 1. In recent weeks, 805 workers from Kiewit, the Nebraska-based company that was awarded the […]
Why One Arizona County Could Upend the Southwest’s Drought Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water Deeplyby Matt WeiserSerious water shortages on the Colorado River could be less than two years away, according to new federal estimates. Yet after 19 years of drought, just 500 farmers in one Arizona county may decide the fate of the entire Southwest: By holding tight to their own temporary water supply, they could stall a conservation plan […]