Less than two months since Mammoth Mountain’s historic ski season concluded, the first snowfall of the new season is set to arrive in the Sierra Nevada. Weather models predict a low-pressure system with Canadian roots will bring cool temperatures and rain showers to the California coast and Central Valley on Saturday. In the Sierra Nevada, […]
The Colorado River crosses seven states and Mexico and is 1,450 miles long – the sixth longest in the nation according to river conservation organization American Rivers. More than a natural spectacle, the river supplies drinking water for one in 10 Americans and just half of the river water nourishes nearly 90% of the nation’s winter vegetable crops.
As dark clouds massed over Kings County on the chilly morning of March 18, scores of panicked farmers and landowners packed the Board of Supervisors chambers in Hanford for a third day of emergency hearings. They were there to hurl accusations and blame and to plead with county leaders to do something to divert the […]
The cutting-edge world of desalination and the future of water supply in Southern California is the topic for conversation and insight from water agency officials in a new podcast. The four distinguished guests are from San Diego County Water Authority, Eastern Municipal Water District, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and South Coast Water District.
In the Mojave Desert community of North Edwards, 5-year-old Adam Ezelle knows never to drink water from the tap, which contains dangerous levels of arsenic. In the tiny farming and oil refining community of Fuller Acres, where a potent carcinogen has tainted groundwater wells, Maria Martinez and her family say they feel neglected by a […]
The Colorado River is in trouble, and farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of the crisis. A new report surveyed more than 1,020 irrigators across six of the seven states that use the river’s water: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. About 70% said they are already responding to water shortages but […]
California’s First Snow of Season is Coming to Sierra Ski Resorts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicle by Anthony Edwards and Jack LeeLess than two months since Mammoth Mountain’s historic ski season concluded, the first snowfall of the new season is set to arrive in the Sierra Nevada. Weather models predict a low-pressure system with Canadian roots will bring cool temperatures and rain showers to the California coast and Central Valley on Saturday. In the Sierra Nevada, […]
Where Does the Colorado River Start? Mapping the Stream From the Headwaters to the Basins.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /USA Today by Clare MulroyThe Colorado River crosses seven states and Mexico and is 1,450 miles long – the sixth longest in the nation according to river conservation organization American Rivers. More than a natural spectacle, the river supplies drinking water for one in 10 Americans and just half of the river water nourishes nearly 90% of the nation’s winter vegetable crops.
How Powerful Land Barons Shaped the Epic Floods in California’s Heartland
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica Garrison, Susanne Rust, Ian James, Aida YlananAs dark clouds massed over Kings County on the chilly morning of March 18, scores of panicked farmers and landowners packed the Board of Supervisors chambers in Hanford for a third day of emergency hearings. They were there to hurl accusations and blame and to plead with county leaders to do something to divert the […]
Desalination and Future of Water Supply in Southern California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Southern California Water Coalition Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe cutting-edge world of desalination and the future of water supply in Southern California is the topic for conversation and insight from water agency officials in a new podcast. The four distinguished guests are from San Diego County Water Authority, Eastern Municipal Water District, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and South Coast Water District.
‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: Why California Can’t Provide Safe Drinking Water to All Its Residents
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Dorany Pineda, Hayley Smith, Ian James, Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Katie LicariIn the Mojave Desert community of North Edwards, 5-year-old Adam Ezelle knows never to drink water from the tap, which contains dangerous levels of arsenic. In the tiny farming and oil refining community of Fuller Acres, where a potent carcinogen has tainted groundwater wells, Maria Martinez and her family say they feel neglected by a […]
Colorado River Growers Say They’re Ready to Save Water, but Need to Build Trust With States and Feds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KUNCby Alex HagerThe Colorado River is in trouble, and farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of the crisis. A new report surveyed more than 1,020 irrigators across six of the seven states that use the river’s water: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. About 70% said they are already responding to water shortages but […]