California Attorney General Rob Bonta is “looking at all available options to respond,” his office said Monday in response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s decision last week that updates the Central Valley Project’s operating plan to permit higher water exports from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. “This politically motivated decision creates new risks for water availability, […]
OceanWell’s new underwater desalination plant in Santa Monica Bay promises to install 60 pods at a depth of 400 meters by 2030, producing 227 million liters of potable water daily and reinforcing the water supply for 70 residents in western Los Angeles amid recurring drought. Announced on August 20, 2025, the underwater power plant Water […]
In a year of profound shifts at the federal level, uncertainty has been the name of the game across the United States. Nowhere is that truer than in the California water world. Over many decades, the state has forged a symbiotic relationship with federal agencies to manage its notoriously complex — and aging — water […]
Water has become a source of internal and external dispute for the Mexican government in recent months. On November 25, the U.S. State Department reported on a meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials in which, it claims, it “pressed” Mexico to comply with its obligation—stipulated in the 1944 Water Treaty—and supply “the maximum possible amount” of water […]
A legal battle over California water rights has reached the doorstep of the U.S. Supreme Court, raising a fundamental constitutional question: When the government commandeers water for environmental reasons, is it merely regulating a resource or physically seizing private property? The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief last week in the case of United Water […]
California has added an estimated 2.9 billion gallons of drinking water to its annual supply following the completion or groundbreaking of eight state-funded water infrastructure projects this fall, according to state officials. The projects — located in communities from Orange County to the Bay Area and the Sierra — include wastewater treatment upgrades, recycled water […]
California Signals Fight Over Federal Plan to Increase Delta Water Exports
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Sacramento Beeby Chaewon ChungCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta is “looking at all available options to respond,” his office said Monday in response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s decision last week that updates the Central Valley Project’s operating plan to permit higher water exports from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. “This politically motivated decision creates new risks for water availability, […]
California Is Betting on a Groundbreaking Underwater Power Plant to Transform Pacific Ocean Water Into Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /CPGby Bruno TelesOceanWell’s new underwater desalination plant in Santa Monica Bay promises to install 60 pods at a depth of 400 meters by 2030, producing 227 million liters of potable water daily and reinforcing the water supply for 70 residents in western Los Angeles amid recurring drought. Announced on August 20, 2025, the underwater power plant Water […]
Opinion: California’s Water Partnerships Are Effective and in Danger
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /CalMattersby Letitia Grenier & Jeffrey MountIn a year of profound shifts at the federal level, uncertainty has been the name of the game across the United States. Nowhere is that truer than in the California water world. Over many decades, the state has forged a symbiotic relationship with federal agencies to manage its notoriously complex — and aging — water […]
U.S. Pressures Mexico for Violating the 1944 Water Treaty
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /El Paisby Erika RoseteWater has become a source of internal and external dispute for the Mexican government in recent months. On November 25, the U.S. State Department reported on a meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials in which, it claims, it “pressed” Mexico to comply with its obligation—stipulated in the 1944 Water Treaty—and supply “the maximum possible amount” of water […]
Supreme Court Urged to Decide if Diverting Water in California Counts as Government ‘Theft’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Tampa Free Pressby Leslie BoldenA legal battle over California water rights has reached the doorstep of the U.S. Supreme Court, raising a fundamental constitutional question: When the government commandeers water for environmental reasons, is it merely regulating a resource or physically seizing private property? The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief last week in the case of United Water […]
California Adds 2.9 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water Through New Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Santa Monica MirrorCalifornia has added an estimated 2.9 billion gallons of drinking water to its annual supply following the completion or groundbreaking of eight state-funded water infrastructure projects this fall, according to state officials. The projects — located in communities from Orange County to the Bay Area and the Sierra — include wastewater treatment upgrades, recycled water […]