Renewable energy sources are making up a growing portion of California’s power supply. For the first time, wind, water and solar power combined are consistently meeting or surpassing 100% of the demand on the state’s grid for at least part of a day.
It’s the most frustrating part of conservation. To save water, you rip out your lawn, shorten your shower time, collect rainwater for the flowers and stop washing the car. Your water use plummets. And for all that trouble, your water supplier raises your rates. Why? Because everyone is using so much less that the agency […]
State water management officials must work more closely with local agencies to properly prepare California for the effects of climate change, water scientists say.
A couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for failing to adequately manage underground water supplies in the Tulare Lake Basin that have been seriously depleted due to overpumping.
Robert Zavala was fresh out of the Marines and looking to escape dead-end work at a poultry plant in the early 1990s when his old baseball coach — now the head of a local water district — swooped to the rescue with a job offer.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta faces significant challenges affecting the health of its waterways and ecosystem, and stewards say state agencies must accelerate efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change and a growing urban landscape.
Data Reveals Big Milestones for California’s Wind, Water and Solar Power Production
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRAby Heather WaldmanRenewable energy sources are making up a growing portion of California’s power supply. For the first time, wind, water and solar power combined are consistently meeting or surpassing 100% of the demand on the state’s grid for at least part of a day.
Opinion: Even With the Coming Tax and Rate Hikes, Water in SoCal is Pretty Cheap
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles TimesIt’s the most frustrating part of conservation. To save water, you rip out your lawn, shorten your shower time, collect rainwater for the flowers and stop washing the car. Your water use plummets. And for all that trouble, your water supplier raises your rates. Why? Because everyone is using so much less that the agency […]
California Water Managers Advise Multipronged Approach in Face of Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonState water management officials must work more closely with local agencies to properly prepare California for the effects of climate change, water scientists say.
As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Will Happen to Fallowed Farmland?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Dan WaltersA couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for failing to adequately manage underground water supplies in the Tulare Lake Basin that have been seriously depleted due to overpumping.
Feds Say He Masterminded an Epic California Water Heist. Some Farmers Say He’s Their Robin Hood
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica GarrisonRobert Zavala was fresh out of the Marines and looking to escape dead-end work at a poultry plant in the early 1990s when his old baseball coach — now the head of a local water district — swooped to the rescue with a job offer.
Sacramento Delta Stewards Eye Climate Change Protection for Levees, Habitats
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonThe Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta faces significant challenges affecting the health of its waterways and ecosystem, and stewards say state agencies must accelerate efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change and a growing urban landscape.