Saying the targets to cut water use in cities and towns will be costly and difficult to achieve, water agencies throughout California have raised concerns about an ambitious state proposal that would require more water conservation statewide beginning in 2025.
Several speakers pleaded with the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday to rethink proposed regulations intended to reduce Californians’ water use in the face of climate change. “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” is a series of proposed regulations that stems from two laws passed in 2018. Those laws require the state water board […]
The Colorado River is one of the most important sources of fresh water in the United States, flowing through Arizona and six other states. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, it provides water to nearly 40 million people for municipal use.
Agencies in Fresno County, from small cities to irrigation districts, are hoping money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrives in time to help them fix damage from last winter’s battering storms as they scramble to get ready for another looming wet winter. Fresno County was slammed hard by storms in January and March. While […]
The typically parched, brown hills above Los Angeles are a vibrant shade of green — a rarity for early October. In state parks, waterfalls and rivers that were vastly reduced are now gushing with water. And in Lake Oroville, boats float on deep blue water that only a year ago was shrinking toward record lows. The transformed […]
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to pump groundwater in the dry southwestern state.
Making Water Conservation a ‘California Way of Life’: Controversial State Rules Could Cost $13 Billion
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerSaying the targets to cut water use in cities and towns will be costly and difficult to achieve, water agencies throughout California have raised concerns about an ambitious state proposal that would require more water conservation statewide beginning in 2025.
California Water Board Urged to Ditch Reporting Aspect of Conservation Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service by Alan RiquelmySeveral speakers pleaded with the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday to rethink proposed regulations intended to reduce Californians’ water use in the face of climate change. “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” is a series of proposed regulations that stems from two laws passed in 2018. Those laws require the state water board […]
How Top Lawmakers Are Working to Secure Arizona’s Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 15by Kaley O'KelleyThe Colorado River is one of the most important sources of fresh water in the United States, flowing through Arizona and six other states. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, it provides water to nearly 40 million people for municipal use.
Fresno County Agencies Seeking $40 Million – and Counting – in Federal Funds to Fix Last Winter’s Flood Damage and Prep for Upcoming El Niño
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /SJV Waterby Jesse VadAgencies in Fresno County, from small cities to irrigation districts, are hoping money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrives in time to help them fix damage from last winter’s battering storms as they scramble to get ready for another looming wet winter. Fresno County was slammed hard by storms in January and March. While […]
California Just Experienced a ‘Miracle’ Water Year. But Winter Could Bring New Challenges
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithThe typically parched, brown hills above Los Angeles are a vibrant shade of green — a rarity for early October. In state parks, waterfalls and rivers that were vastly reduced are now gushing with water. And in Lake Oroville, boats float on deep blue water that only a year ago was shrinking toward record lows. The transformed […]
Arizona to Cancel Leases Allowing Saudi-Owned Farm Access to State’s Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Suman NaishadhamArizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to pump groundwater in the dry southwestern state.