California is experiencing its first widespread soaking of the season, which will also include the heaviest Sierra snowfall so far this fall. This storm system is currently diving southward along the California coast, with rain from the Central Valley into parts of Southern California, and snow falling in the Sierra. There’s even a severe thunderstorm […]
The city of Antioch has opened its new brackish water desalination plant, a $116 million facility designed to improve the reliability of local drinking water supplies by treating water from the San Joaquin River. The project was celebrated in a ceremony attended by representatives from the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Contra Costa […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation requiring data centers to disclose their water consumption, even as he champions efforts to address the state’s water scarcity challenges. Assembly Bill 93 would have mandated that data center operators provide water suppliers with estimates of expected usage before obtaining business licenses, followed by annual reports of actual […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a massive, unresponsive, and insular bureaucracy that lacks transparency and accountability to the ultimate end users, the Ratepayers. This includes homeowners, renters (through pass through rent increases), and commercial and industrial establishments. Rather, as a wholesaler to 26 agencies and another 251 subagencies, MWD and its directors […]
Arizona and California’s chief water negotiators are coming for Colorado in a blistering public pressure campaign aimed at getting upper basin states to capitulate. In an interview with the L.A. Times, the negotiator for California accused the upper basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico of clinging to “their most aggressive and rigid dreamland […]
Appellate court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the highly watched dispute over whether the state exceeded its authority when it placed the Tulare Lake subbasin on probation last year for failing to come up with an adequate plan to protect the region’s groundwater. Or, whether a Kings County judge erred by refusing to dismiss the […]
California Storm Brings First ‘Winter-Like’ Widespread Rain, Heavy Sierra Snow of Season
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Weather Channelby Jonathan ErdmanCalifornia is experiencing its first widespread soaking of the season, which will also include the heaviest Sierra snowfall so far this fall. This storm system is currently diving southward along the California coast, with rain from the Central Valley into parts of Southern California, and snow falling in the Sierra. There’s even a severe thunderstorm […]
California Opens $116 Million Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Smart Water MagazineThe city of Antioch has opened its new brackish water desalination plant, a $116 million facility designed to improve the reliability of local drinking water supplies by treating water from the San Joaquin River. The project was celebrated in a ceremony attended by representatives from the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Contra Costa […]
Datacenter Water Use? California Governor Says Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Registerby Dan RobinsonCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation requiring data centers to disclose their water consumption, even as he champions efforts to address the state’s water scarcity challenges. Assembly Bill 93 would have mandated that data center operators provide water suppliers with estimates of expected usage before obtaining business licenses, followed by annual reports of actual […]
The $13 Billion Water Grab: MWD’s Secret Tax on Homeowners
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /City Watch LAby Jack HumphrevilleThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a massive, unresponsive, and insular bureaucracy that lacks transparency and accountability to the ultimate end users, the Ratepayers. This includes homeowners, renters (through pass through rent increases), and commercial and industrial establishments. Rather, as a wholesaler to 26 agencies and another 251 subagencies, MWD and its directors […]
OPINION: California and Arizona Negotiators Targeting Colorado’s Water Users Should Look Closer to Home
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Denver PostArizona and California’s chief water negotiators are coming for Colorado in a blistering public pressure campaign aimed at getting upper basin states to capitulate. In an interview with the L.A. Times, the negotiator for California accused the upper basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico of clinging to “their most aggressive and rigid dreamland […]
Ruling in Groundwater Case Could Have Far-Reaching Effects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Maven's NotebookAppellate court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the highly watched dispute over whether the state exceeded its authority when it placed the Tulare Lake subbasin on probation last year for failing to come up with an adequate plan to protect the region’s groundwater. Or, whether a Kings County judge erred by refusing to dismiss the […]