Sacramento-area water districts urged state regulators Wednesday to release their customers from Gov. Jerry Brown’s emergency urban water conservation order, contending that a relatively wet winter has made continued cutbacks unnecessary. Local water officials made their case before the State Water Resources Control Board during a hearing Wednesday. The board was soliciting input on whether […]
Water providers throughout California said Wednesday they want to decide how much water their customers need to conserve during the ongoing drought rather than take orders from the state. Californians remain under strict state conservation orders that have caused many residents to take shorter showers and let their lawns turn brown even as drought conditions […]
California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would put a on hold Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15 billion water plan unless it gets approval from voters. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan would build massive, 30-mile-long twin tunnels underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Last year, the state released a 48,000-page environmental impact report on the project. Critics and […]
If you knew that the water you were about to drink was recycled, would you put it down? It’s clear, odor-free, and tastes just like water. C’mon take a taste. You won’t know the difference. Still, hesitant? Hilary Godwin, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, understands […]
Bacon Island is 5,400 acres of what is arguably some of the richest reclaimed farmland on earth. It is 13 miles east of Antioch and 13 miles west of Stockton smack dab in the middle of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Old River that parts ways with the main channel of the San Joaquin River […]
As data show Californians have heeded conservation mandates and are adapting to the ongoing drought, one local legislator is hoping now is the time to start addressing the misgivings some may have about drinking recycled water. With many scientists predicting extended periods of drought could become the new norm, Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, recently proposed […]
Sacramento Water Agencies Push to End Drought Conservation Orders
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowSacramento-area water districts urged state regulators Wednesday to release their customers from Gov. Jerry Brown’s emergency urban water conservation order, contending that a relatively wet winter has made continued cutbacks unnecessary. Local water officials made their case before the State Water Resources Control Board during a hearing Wednesday. The board was soliciting input on whether […]
California rethinks approach to conserving water in drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by NBC Los Angeles)by Scott SmithWater providers throughout California said Wednesday they want to decide how much water their customers need to conserve during the ongoing drought rather than take orders from the state. Californians remain under strict state conservation orders that have caused many residents to take shorter showers and let their lawns turn brown even as drought conditions […]
BLOG: Lawmakers Seek Vote On $15B Calif. Water Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld (Tulsa, Okla.)California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would put a on hold Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15 billion water plan unless it gets approval from voters. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan would build massive, 30-mile-long twin tunnels underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Last year, the state released a 48,000-page environmental impact report on the project. Critics and […]
It’s Time to Drink the Kool-Aid and Get Over Recycled Water’s ‘ick’ Factor
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fusion (Doral, Fla.)by By Michele C. Hollow Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantIf you knew that the water you were about to drink was recycled, would you put it down? It’s clear, odor-free, and tastes just like water. C’mon take a taste. You won’t know the difference. Still, hesitant? Hilary Godwin, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, understands […]
OPINION: LA Bringing Home Bacon Island and More Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby By Dennis WyattBacon Island is 5,400 acres of what is arguably some of the richest reclaimed farmland on earth. It is 13 miles east of Antioch and 13 miles west of Stockton smack dab in the middle of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Old River that parts ways with the main channel of the San Joaquin River […]
Bills Aim to Increase Water Supply: Assemblyman Rich Gordon Seeks to Promotes Recycling, Stormwater Capture
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Daily Journal (San Mateo)by By Samantha WeigelAs data show Californians have heeded conservation mandates and are adapting to the ongoing drought, one local legislator is hoping now is the time to start addressing the misgivings some may have about drinking recycled water. With many scientists predicting extended periods of drought could become the new norm, Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, recently proposed […]