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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Drought Gives Plan for Recycled Water into Tap New Life
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by By Jim SteinbergWater providers are feeling the squeeze. The drought, rising populations, and environmental concerns are pushing agencies to move toward what, for most, was unthinkable decades before: pushing sewer water into the tap. While health officials in California, and elsewhere, work out the details, water consortiums are moving on the process to make this new […]
Breaking Barriers: How California Tackled Its Water Challenges to Become a Global Leader
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Eco-BusinessCalifornia’s Orange County Water District took ‘reuse and reduce’ to a whole new level with its ground-breaking work in recycling used water. Its general manager Michael R. Markus shares his insights on the organisation’s decades-long journey in protecting the region’s water basin and ensuring water security for millions, efforts that helped it win the 2014 […]
Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2016 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike LeeIn preparation for the initial 2016 water supply allocation announcement later this winter, the Bureau of Reclamation is providing an update on water supply conditions for the federal Central Valley Project (CVP). The water year (WY) runs from October 1 to September 30; the contract year for most CVP contractors runs from March 1 to […]
Here’s How Two Giant, Gravity-Powered Water Tunnels Could Protect California from Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Science Alertby By David NieldCalifornia’s current drought crisis isn’t going away any time soon, and state authorities have cast their nets far and wide looking for any way of conserving what little water they have left. Now California Governor Jerry Brown has unveiled new details of a plan for two huge pipes, powered by gravity, to improve the flow […]
‘Citizen Scientists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Pressby By Gillian FlaccusForget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline’s changing face. Starting this month, The Nature Conservancy is asking tech junkies to capture the flooding and coastal erosion that come with El Nino, a weather pattern that’s bringing California its wettest winter in years — and all in […]
Democrats Break With Governor, Demand Vote on Water Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: The Daily Journal)Six Northern California Democrats are breaking from Gov. Jerry Brown to demand a vote on his proposed tunnels to send water to Southern California. Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton said Friday that she’ll introduce a bill to ask voters about the $15.5 billion project. The Democratic governor has proposed building two massive […]