California officials crafting a new conservation plan for the state’s dry future drew criticism from environmentalists on Thursday for failing to require more cutbacks of farmers, who use 80 percent of the water consumed by people. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered up the state plans for improving long-term conservation in May, when he lifted a statewide […]
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is emerging as President-elect Donald Trump’s leading contender for interior secretary, three people close to Trump’s transition team told POLITICO. Fallin, a Republican who was in contention to serve as Trump’s vice president, has been the governor of Oklahoma since 2011. Before that, she served in the U.S. House. She also […]
Christine Boyle was working on her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, when she first developed the idea for Valor Water Analytics– a startup that uses innovative software to help water utilities analyze their data, detect revenue loss and make more efficient decisions. Since receiving her doctorate in water resource planning in […]
In a case that could have statewide ramifications, a group of multimillionaire Hillsborough residents, including an early funder of Microsoft, has sued the town claiming that its drought rules and penalties intended to keep people from over-watering big lawns are illegal. The nine residents who are taking the town to court say that by imposing tiered […]
Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin county officials delved into the pages of a controversial proposal to cut water use – a proposition they oftentimes referred to as a threat to the region’s “lifeblood” – during a public meeting Friday, Nov. 18 with State Water Resources Control Board representatives in Modesto. “Certainly there are a lot […]
California water regulators on Wednesday recommended tighter oversight of agricultural irrigation and a permanent ban on over-watering urban lawns, a first step toward developing a long-term conservation plan amid ongoing drought. The proposal comes as nearly two-thirds of the state heads into a fifth year of severe drought despite a wet fall and heavy rains […]
California’s New Water Conservation Plan Focuses On Cities
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press as published by 89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)California officials crafting a new conservation plan for the state’s dry future drew criticism from environmentalists on Thursday for failing to require more cutbacks of farmers, who use 80 percent of the water consumed by people. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered up the state plans for improving long-term conservation in May, when he lifted a statewide […]
Sources: Oklahoma’s Fallin is leading candidate for Interior secretary
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Politicoby Andrew RestucciaOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is emerging as President-elect Donald Trump’s leading contender for interior secretary, three people close to Trump’s transition team told POLITICO. Fallin, a Republican who was in contention to serve as Trump’s vice president, has been the governor of Oklahoma since 2011. Before that, she served in the U.S. House. She also […]
BLOG: Meet the Minds: Christine Boyle on Creating a Collaborative Water Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Eline GordtsChristine Boyle was working on her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, when she first developed the idea for Valor Water Analytics– a startup that uses innovative software to help water utilities analyze their data, detect revenue loss and make more efficient decisions. Since receiving her doctorate in water resource planning in […]
California drought: Wealthy Hillsborough residents sue, saying water rates are too high
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersIn a case that could have statewide ramifications, a group of multimillionaire Hillsborough residents, including an early funder of Microsoft, has sued the town claiming that its drought rules and penalties intended to keep people from over-watering big lawns are illegal. The nine residents who are taking the town to court say that by imposing tiered […]
County officials get closer look at implications of State Water Board proposal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ceres Courierby Alysson AredasStanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin county officials delved into the pages of a controversial proposal to cut water use – a proposition they oftentimes referred to as a threat to the region’s “lifeblood” – during a public meeting Friday, Nov. 18 with State Water Resources Control Board representatives in Modesto. “Certainly there are a lot […]
California seeks long-term water savings as drought lingers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Sharon BernsteinCalifornia water regulators on Wednesday recommended tighter oversight of agricultural irrigation and a permanent ban on over-watering urban lawns, a first step toward developing a long-term conservation plan amid ongoing drought. The proposal comes as nearly two-thirds of the state heads into a fifth year of severe drought despite a wet fall and heavy rains […]