/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /Energy Storage (London, UK)by Andy Colthorpe Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Mark Muir
A 500MW energy storage facility with “5-8 hours” storage duration could be built in San Diego, California, with a local water authority seeking detailed proposals for such a project to support the grid and help integrate renewable energy. San Diego County Water Authority announced on Thursday that its board of directors, in conjunction with the […]
Gridley – “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the impact on your lives,” Bill Croyle told a crowd of more than 250 people at the Butte County Fairgrounds. Croyle, the acting director of the Department of Water Resources, answered questions and listened Thursday evening as people stepped up to a microphone and were heard during the […]
A bill by Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, that intends to keep drinking water safe and affordable by expanding state assistance to water systems in larger, severely disadvantaged communities, cleared the Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxics Materials Committee this week. Assembly Bill 560 was approved with a 7-0 vote. “Communities in California should not have to struggle […]
California water officials on Thursday approved funding for Paso Robles’ proposed $18 million tertiary sewage treatment plant, the final in a series of major infrastructure projects that will bring about 3,300 acre-feet of water to the city each year. Dick McKinley, Paso Robles’ director of public works, said Thursday that the city plans to award a […]
A bill that would make it easier for local agencies to build projects to capture storm water and boost water supplies has passed the California state Senate. The measure, authored by Democratic state Senator Bob Hertzberg of Van Nuys, would change the way the projects could be financed. Proponents of the legislation say projects that […]
A controversial California irrigation drainage deal designed to resolve one of the West’s trickiest, most expensive and longest-running water problems won approval from a key House of Representatives panel Thursday. But the debate – and uproar over the proposal – is only beginning, and its long-term fate is uncertain. On a mostly party-line 23-16 vote, the […]
San Diego Wants 500MW Pumped Hydro For Grid, Renewables And To Help Water Company Revenues
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Energy Storage (London, UK)by Andy Colthorpe Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Mark Muir
A 500MW energy storage facility with “5-8 hours” storage duration could be built in San Diego, California, with a local water authority seeking detailed proposals for such a project to support the grid and help integrate renewable energy. San Diego County Water Authority announced on Thursday that its board of directors, in conjunction with the […]
Oroville Dam: DWR Offers Apology, Answers Questions
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Mercury News (San Jose)by Dan ReidelGridley – “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the impact on your lives,” Bill Croyle told a crowd of more than 250 people at the Butte County Fairgrounds. Croyle, the acting director of the Department of Water Resources, answered questions and listened Thursday evening as people stepped up to a microphone and were heard during the […]
OPINION: Rudy Salas Water Legislation Clears Committee
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Bakersfield CalifornianA bill by Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, that intends to keep drinking water safe and affordable by expanding state assistance to water systems in larger, severely disadvantaged communities, cleared the Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxics Materials Committee this week. Assembly Bill 560 was approved with a 7-0 vote. “Communities in California should not have to struggle […]
California Approves Funding For Paso Robles Water Treatment Plant
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Luis Obispo Tribuneby Matt FountainCalifornia water officials on Thursday approved funding for Paso Robles’ proposed $18 million tertiary sewage treatment plant, the final in a series of major infrastructure projects that will bring about 3,300 acre-feet of water to the city each year. Dick McKinley, Paso Robles’ director of public works, said Thursday that the city plans to award a […]
California Senate Passes Bill That Would Boost Stormwater Capture Projects
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Amy QuintonA bill that would make it easier for local agencies to build projects to capture storm water and boost water supplies has passed the California state Senate. The measure, authored by Democratic state Senator Bob Hertzberg of Van Nuys, would change the way the projects could be financed. Proponents of the legislation say projects that […]
The West Has A Tricky, Expensive Water Problem – And Even Solving It Is Controversial
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchy DC Bureau (Washington, DC)by Michael DoyleA controversial California irrigation drainage deal designed to resolve one of the West’s trickiest, most expensive and longest-running water problems won approval from a key House of Representatives panel Thursday. But the debate – and uproar over the proposal – is only beginning, and its long-term fate is uncertain. On a mostly party-line 23-16 vote, the […]