I used to have no problem with tap water. I grew up in Cincinnati with parents who, at dinner, filled a pitcher straight from our kitchen sink. In St. Louis during college, I subsisted on campus water fountains. I later moved to New York, which boasts “the Champagne of tap water” and claims it to be […]
Taking a look at our very important California water grid, I’m ABC 10 Chief Meteorologist Monica Woods, and when we look at the overview of all of this, we have our main groundwater basins, which are what’s underneath the ground, as well as our main aboveground storage and conveyance systems.
Fifteen California lawmakers from both parties are up in arms over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest proposal to to use the budget process to fast-track the Delta tunnel — a deeply controversial, $20 billion plan to replumb the estuary and funnel more water south. With the clock ticking for the Legislature to pass a budget bill tackling […]
Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are warning. Nearly all Western basins are now experiencing a late season “snow drought,” or a period of unusually minimal snow accumulation for a given point in the […]
Elected officials and advocacy groups in San Joaquin County are sounding the alarm after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for fast-tracking the Delta Conveyance Project. The $20 billion project would divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and send it south. Critics warn it could drain water needed for agriculture in the Central Valley and […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposed addition to his state budget May 14 that would “fast-track” water infrastructure improvements. The presented changes would, among other things, change the way property acquisitions — including eminent domain — are dealt with relative to water infrastructure projects under the State Water Project. It would also change how […]
The Unparalleled Daily Miracle of Tap Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /The New York Timesby A. Cerisse CohenI used to have no problem with tap water. I grew up in Cincinnati with parents who, at dinner, filled a pitcher straight from our kitchen sink. In St. Louis during college, I subsisted on campus water fountains. I later moved to New York, which boasts “the Champagne of tap water” and claims it to be […]
California’s Water Storage System Explained
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /ABC 10by Monica WoodsTaking a look at our very important California water grid, I’m ABC 10 Chief Meteorologist Monica Woods, and when we look at the overview of all of this, we have our main groundwater basins, which are what’s underneath the ground, as well as our main aboveground storage and conveyance systems.
Lawmakers Attack Governor’s Plan to Streamline Delta Tunnel
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerFifteen California lawmakers from both parties are up in arms over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest proposal to to use the budget process to fast-track the Delta tunnel — a deeply controversial, $20 billion plan to replumb the estuary and funnel more water south. With the clock ticking for the Legislature to pass a budget bill tackling […]
Rapid Snowmelt Jeopardizing Summer Water Supply Across the US West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /The Hillby Sharon UdasinAbove-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are warning. Nearly all Western basins are now experiencing a late season “snow drought,” or a period of unusually minimal snow accumulation for a given point in the […]
San Joaquin County Leaders Push Back on Newsom’s Proposal to Fast-Track $20B Delta Tunnel
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Stockton Recordby Hannah WorkmanElected officials and advocacy groups in San Joaquin County are sounding the alarm after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for fast-tracking the Delta Conveyance Project. The $20 billion project would divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and send it south. Critics warn it could drain water needed for agriculture in the Central Valley and […]
California Governor Proposes Fast-Tracking Water Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /The Packerby Kerry HalladayCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposed addition to his state budget May 14 that would “fast-track” water infrastructure improvements. The presented changes would, among other things, change the way property acquisitions — including eminent domain — are dealt with relative to water infrastructure projects under the State Water Project. It would also change how […]