The state’s recently released survey about California’s use of recycled water was disappointing for recycled water use advocates, but it doesn’t tell the full story. The survey, by the State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Water Resources, found that recycled water use has increased by 44,500 acre-feet since 2009. California used 713,653 acre-feet of recycled […]
In a significant step toward construction of the Bay Area’s first major new reservoir in nearly two decades, Silicon Valley’s largest water provider has begun negotiations to buy more than 12,000 acres of rural ranch land — an area nearly half the size of San Francisco. The Santa Clara Valley Water District is hoping to […]
One of the biggest backers for building new dams and reservoirs in California is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield. The Republican, who’s been described as the most powerful Californian in Washington D.C., recently spoke on the House floor in favor of a bill to speed up studies on five water storage projects in […]
In Santa Clara County, 40 percent of the water we need for our families, businesses and to grow our local food comes from the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta. But the infrastructure that delivers this water is aging, at risk of collapse and subject to continual supply cutbacks due to the deteriorating condition of the […]
Ventura County farmers can now buy and sell groundwater on a formal market. The market, the first of its kind in California, experts say will improve the economic value of farming and boost conservation efforts throughout the region. The Fox Canyon Water Market and Advanced Metering Pilot was created this year in response to legal […]
Saying he wants to “change the narrative” about California water, U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney will introduce legislation today that he describes as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta tunnels. The bill focuses on making the far reaches of the state more self-reliant — and therefore less reliant on the Delta — by recycling […]
BLOG: California Is Poised For Big Gains In Recycled Water Use
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Jennifer West & Bobbi LarsonThe state’s recently released survey about California’s use of recycled water was disappointing for recycled water use advocates, but it doesn’t tell the full story. The survey, by the State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Water Resources, found that recycled water use has increased by 44,500 acre-feet since 2009. California used 713,653 acre-feet of recycled […]
California Drought: Water District Looking to Buy Land to Construct Largest Bay Area Reservoir in 20 Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersIn a significant step toward construction of the Bay Area’s first major new reservoir in nearly two decades, Silicon Valley’s largest water provider has begun negotiations to buy more than 12,000 acres of rural ranch land — an area nearly half the size of San Francisco. The Santa Clara Valley Water District is hoping to […]
Kevin McCarthy Ignores Key Facts in Claim on California Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /PolitiFactby Chris NicholsOne of the biggest backers for building new dams and reservoirs in California is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield. The Republican, who’s been described as the most powerful Californian in Washington D.C., recently spoke on the House floor in favor of a bill to speed up studies on five water storage projects in […]
OPINION: The WaterFix Twin Tunnel Plan for the Delta is Needed to Secure Our Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Dan GordonIn Santa Clara County, 40 percent of the water we need for our families, businesses and to grow our local food comes from the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta. But the infrastructure that delivers this water is aging, at risk of collapse and subject to continual supply cutbacks due to the deteriorating condition of the […]
State’s First Water Market Will Allow Farmers To Buy, Sell Groundwater
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Ventura County Star (Camarillo)Ventura County farmers can now buy and sell groundwater on a formal market. The market, the first of its kind in California, experts say will improve the economic value of farming and boost conservation efforts throughout the region. The Fox Canyon Water Market and Advanced Metering Pilot was created this year in response to legal […]
McNerney Outlines Tunnels Alternative
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerSaying he wants to “change the narrative” about California water, U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney will introduce legislation today that he describes as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta tunnels. The bill focuses on making the far reaches of the state more self-reliant — and therefore less reliant on the Delta — by recycling […]