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 […]
In a significant step for the largest reservoir project in the Bay Area in 20 years, workers have finished building the spillway — a massive concrete channel as wide as eight lanes of freeway and a quarter mile long — at Calaveras Dam near the Alameda-Santa Clara county line. The $810 million project to replace […]
Never one to shy away from controversial water policy, Wolk, a Davis Democrat whose district formerly included Stockton, is pushing a bill that would require local agencies to place conditions on new well construction — in some cases, at least. The state is already implementing new laws regulating the use of precious groundwater for the […]
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 […]
New Bay Area Dam Project Reaches Major Milestone
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Monterey Heraldby By Paul RogersIn a significant step for the largest reservoir project in the Bay Area in 20 years, workers have finished building the spillway — a massive concrete channel as wide as eight lanes of freeway and a quarter mile long — at Calaveras Dam near the Alameda-Santa Clara county line. The $810 million project to replace […]
Too Many Water Straws in the Ground?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton RecordNever one to shy away from controversial water policy, Wolk, a Davis Democrat whose district formerly included Stockton, is pushing a bill that would require local agencies to place conditions on new well construction — in some cases, at least. The state is already implementing new laws regulating the use of precious groundwater for the […]