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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.
A Dried-Up Calif. Lake Makes A Comeback – And So Do The Species It Sustains
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /SF Gate (San Francisco) by Michelle RobertsonCarrizo Plain National Monument is a place of extremes. The grassland, the largest of its kind in California, stretches across over 250,000 acres of unforgiving wilderness. Caliente Mountain and the Temblor range border the plain, while the San Andreas Fault cuts it down the middle. Surface fractures are visible across the dry landscape. The species that […]
Now That The Governor Declared The Drought Is History, What’s A Conservationist To Do?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /San Gabriel Valley Tribune (Monrovia)by Steve ScauzilloSeems like California is not the only land mass to benefit from a surplus of water these days. The moon of Saturn, Enceladus, is swimming in warm liquid water, enough to create plumes of hydrogen gas erupting from the subsurface of the ocean floor, NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists reported Thursday. In both California […]
For Some Californians, Effects Of Punishing Drought Not Over
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Associated Press (As published by ABC News)by Scott SmithKnee-high tufts of grass dot the streets of Hardwick, a rural neighborhood with a few dozen homes hemmed in by vineyards and walnut and almond orchards in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley. Nearby, the Kings River — swollen with rainwater and Sierra Nevada snowmelt — meanders through fields. Water is abundant in the river but […]
Bids For Oroville Dam Repairs Top State Estimates; $275.4 Million The Lowest
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerBlowing past state officials’ financial projections, three construction contractors submitted bids for the Oroville Dam repairs that begin at $275 million, the Department of Water Resources said Saturday. DWR, in a brief announcement, said its engineers had estimated the repairs to the two damaged spillways would come in at $220 million. The low bid was […]
USGS Finds Vast Reserves of Salty Water Underground in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Devika G. BansalA new nationwide study has unearthed the huge hidden potential of tapping into salty aquifers as a way to relieve the growing pressure on freshwater supplies across the United States. Digging into data from the country’s 60 major aquifers, the U.S. Geological Survey reports that the amount of brackish — or slightly salty — groundwater is more […]
A Race to the Top: Who Will Be the Pioneer of Direct Potable Reuse?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /News Deeply (New York, N.Y.)by Sean BothwellThe California Drought has created a race to the top. Amid all the social, economic and environmental havoc, there is a quiet competition underway to see who will emerge as the leader in water innovation. Which community will be drought-resilient? Who will provide their community with reliable, inexpensive water, even during a crisis? There is no silver […]