March is a notoriously fickle month for California precipitation, but the storm door remains open for the Golden State, where precipitation has been plentiful for a second straight year. The month began with a severe blizzard, and it looks like it will close with a solid dose of Sierra snow — and a potentially significant rainstorm […]
Sacramento and cities across California caught a break from the state’s water regulator this week after the agency faced criticism that its water conservation rules were too complicated and costly to meet.
California farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty — but also less lucrative — crops instead of almonds, alfalfa and other water-guzzling crops, according to new research by scientists who used remote sensing and artificial intelligence.
The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new regulations for direct potable reuse, AKA “toilet to tap” — that’s when purified water is piped directly from a sewage treatment plant to your home.
Hydropower generation in the U.S. West plunged to a 22-year low last year — dropping 11 percent from the year before, according to a new federal data analysis. The total amount produced in the region amounted to 141.5 million megawatt-hours, or about 60 percent of the country’s total hydroelectricity output in the 2022-23 “water year,” per […]
Cyber criminals affiliated with Iran and China are targeting critical water sector infrastructure in the United States. In a letter to governors, the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Michael Regan, and the president’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.
Back-to-back storms to refresh a precipitation windfall in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Washington Postby Diana LeonardMarch is a notoriously fickle month for California precipitation, but the storm door remains open for the Golden State, where precipitation has been plentiful for a second straight year. The month began with a severe blizzard, and it looks like it will close with a solid dose of Sierra snow — and a potentially significant rainstorm […]
Sacramento, Other California Cities Would Have to Conserve Far Less Water In New Rules
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Aolby Ari PlachtaSacramento and cities across California caught a break from the state’s water regulator this week after the agency faced criticism that its water conservation rules were too complicated and costly to meet.
California Farmers Could Save a Lot of Water — But Their Profits Would Suffer
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerCalifornia farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty — but also less lucrative — crops instead of almonds, alfalfa and other water-guzzling crops, according to new research by scientists who used remote sensing and artificial intelligence.
Toilet To Tap Is Here
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /LAistby Jacob MargolisThe California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new regulations for direct potable reuse, AKA “toilet to tap” — that’s when purified water is piped directly from a sewage treatment plant to your home.
US West Hydropower Production Plunged to 22-Year Low Last Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Hillby Sharon UdasinHydropower generation in the U.S. West plunged to a 22-year low last year — dropping 11 percent from the year before, according to a new federal data analysis. The total amount produced in the region amounted to 141.5 million megawatt-hours, or about 60 percent of the country’s total hydroelectricity output in the 2022-23 “water year,” per […]
Cyber Criminals Target US Water Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Homeland Security TodayCyber criminals affiliated with Iran and China are targeting critical water sector infrastructure in the United States. In a letter to governors, the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Michael Regan, and the president’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.