California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
OPINION: Was Jerry Brown Kidding, Or Is He Worried About Legacy Projects?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Beeby Dan WaltersJerry Brown and his predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, this month jointly celebrated the 10th anniversary of California’s war against greenhouse gas emissions. Brown pointed out that Schwarzenegger not only signed the 2006 bill, but also championed two immense public works projects that Brown has adopted as his own. “Arnold, thanks for being for climate change, cap […]
OPINION: IRS Should Stop Taxing Water Conservation Rebates
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob Baker and Art LevineToday, along with more than 100 other elected and municipal water leaders, we are asking the White House to support local efforts to promote water-use efficiency, reuse and green infrastructure solutions in our communities.As cities and towns across the West have risen to the challenge of conserving water in the face of historic drought, consumer […]
Desalination of Seawater—Much Needed Help Worldwide
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Canada Free Pressby Jack Dini Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe world is on the verge of a water crisis. Rainfall shifts caused by climate change plus the escalating water demands of a growing world population threaten society’s ability to meet its mounting needs. By 2025, the United Nations predicts 2.4 billion people will live in regions of intense water scarcity, which may force as […]
California Designs First Statewide Water Affordability Program
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Circle of Blue (Traverse City, Mich.)by Brett WaltonPrompted by a 2015 state law, the State Water Resources Control Board has begun designing a program to provide state aid to individuals and families who need help paying their water bills. Due to the Legislature by February 1, 2018, California is determined to be the first to use state funds to subsidize water service […]
Brown Administration Applies for Permit To Take Endangered Species In Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /YubaNet.com (Nevada City)by Dan BacherGovernor Jerry Brown and other state officials have constantly claimed the Delta Tunnels project will “restore” the Delta ecosystem, but they revealed their real plans on October 7 when the administration applied for a permit to kill winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, Delta and longfin smelt and other endangered species with the project. The California Department of Water Resources […]
Submeters: A New Incentive for California Tenants to Save Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserIf you live in an apartment in California, you don’t pay for the water you use – not directly, anyway. Apartments in California, with few exceptions, don’t have individual water meters, known as submeters. Instead, water usage is wrapped up in the rent payment, which means tenants have no idea how much water they’re using, and […]