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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.
Two Days Or Three? How Often Could Fresno Water Customers Get To Sprinkle Their Lawns?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Fresno Beeby Tim SheehanFresno’s stringent one-day-a-week watering schedule will come to an end later this month. What replaces it – and whether Fresno residents will get to start watering their lawns two days a week or three – could be decided Thursday. Thomas Esqueda, the city’s public utilities director, will present a workshop for Fresno City Council members […]
Report: Trump Budget Proposal Could Affect Arizona’s Water Demands
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KTAR News (Phoenix, Ariz.)American Rivers has labeled the lower Colorado River as America’s most endangered this year, a river which Arizona depends on. According to their study released on Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts will affect a river that provides drinking water for 30 million Americans. The lower Colorado river also irrigates fields that grow 90 percent […]
Operators Ready Reservoirs To Hold Large Snowpack
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California Farm Bureau Federation (Sacramento) by Christine SouzaAs Gov. Brown declared an official end to the California drought emergency last week, reservoir operators continued preparations to handle runoff of a Sierra Nevada snowpack that stood at roughly 170 percent of average at the start of the week. The governor’s order maintained water-reporting requirements and prohibitions on practices such as hosing off city […]
Oroville Dam Document Secrecy Frustrating Lawmakers
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Oroville Mercury Registerby Dan ReidelIt’s not just the residents of Oroville, Gridley and Yuba City who are frustrated with the Department of Water Resources’ lack of transparency concerning the Oroville Dam spillways.Two California legislators who represent those living downstream from the dam are also upset that they aren’t getting answers. State Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, and Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba […]
Lawmakers Outraged Over Secrecy, Governor Defends State’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /CBS Sacramentoby Lemor AbramsCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown held his first news conference in February on the Oroville Dam emergency after the threat of lake Oroville sent nearly 200,000 people from their homes. The governor defended the state’s handling of the crisis, while asking for federal assistance for the emergency. Now, about two months after declaring a state of […]
EPA To Use 2 Rulemakings To Repeal And Replace WOTUS
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Ariel WittenbergU.S. EPA plans to repeal and replace the Clean Water Rule with two separate rulemaking processes, an EPA official told the Association of State Wetland Managers yesterday. In a talk to the association’s annual winter meeting, Mindy Eisenberg, acting director of the EPA wetlands division, said that the agency plans to first rescind the Obama […]