The Delta Tunnel proposal exemplifies California’s political dysfunction. It will probably never get built, but it promises to dominate all discussions of major state and federal spending on water infrastructure for the next decade, preventing any other big ideas from getting the attention they merit.
After another wet winter, record rainfall has turned California green and replenished the state’s reservoirs, which had been perilously low during the worst days of the drought. Lake Oroville, the state’s second-biggest reservoir, often serves as a rainfall barometer. As of Tuesday, Oroville was at 100% capacity, according to data from the state Department of […]
After years of pervasive declines, groundwater levels rose significantly in much of California last year, boosted by historic wet weather and the state’s expanding efforts to replenish depleted aquifers.
California’s vital groundwater reserves grew by a record 8.7 million acre-feet — twice the volume of giant Shasta Lake — in the official water year ended Sept. 30, the Department of Water Resources reported this week.
The culture wars have a new target: your teeth. Communities across the U.S. are ending public water fluoridation programs, often spurred by groups that insist that people should decide whether they want the mineral — long proven to fight cavities — added to their water supplies.
After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.
Opinion: Ringside: Water Czars Ignore Solutions to Scarcity
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /California Globeby Edward RingThe Delta Tunnel proposal exemplifies California’s political dysfunction. It will probably never get built, but it promises to dominate all discussions of major state and federal spending on water infrastructure for the next decade, preventing any other big ideas from getting the attention they merit.
Incredible Before-and-After Images of Reservoirs Are Proof of California’s Winter Deluges
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Terry CastlemanAfter another wet winter, record rainfall has turned California green and replenished the state’s reservoirs, which had been perilously low during the worst days of the drought. Lake Oroville, the state’s second-biggest reservoir, often serves as a rainfall barometer. As of Tuesday, Oroville was at 100% capacity, according to data from the state Department of […]
A Wet Year Boosted California’s Groundwater, but Not Enough to Address Long-term Declines
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesAfter years of pervasive declines, groundwater levels rose significantly in much of California last year, boosted by historic wet weather and the state’s expanding efforts to replenish depleted aquifers.
In Hopeful Sign for Ecosystem, California Groundwater Reserves Increase for First Time Since 2019
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinCalifornia’s vital groundwater reserves grew by a record 8.7 million acre-feet — twice the volume of giant Shasta Lake — in the official water year ended Sept. 30, the Department of Water Resources reported this week.
Medical Freedom Vs. Public Health: Should Fluoride Be in Our Drinking Water?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NBC Newsby Erika Edwards, Jason Kane and Erin McLaughlinThe culture wars have a new target: your teeth. Communities across the U.S. are ending public water fluoridation programs, often spurred by groups that insist that people should decide whether they want the mineral — long proven to fight cavities — added to their water supplies.
California Reports the First Increase in Groundwater Supplies in 4 Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsAfter massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.