The seven states that share the Colorado River’s water celebrated some conservation wins at their annual meeting here this week but quickly began sparring over who will bear the brunt of future pain that they agree a drying climate will dole out.
The Biden administration has announced new water-saving agreements with California water agencies intended to shore up supplies on the overburdened Colorado River.
State authorities are set to vote next week on regulations for turning sewage into drinking water across California. The State Water Resources Control Board’s “toilet to tap” resolution would create, as a means of protecting public health, uniform recycling criteria for the direct reuse of treated wastewater as potable water, according to the agency.
The story of California’s water wars begins, as so many stories do in the Golden State, with gold. The prospectors who raced westward after 1848 scoured fortunes out of mountainsides using water whisked, manically and in giant quantities, out of rivers.
The Biden administration signed agreements with California water agencies Wednesday to conserve a significant share of water through 2025, part of a larger effort to stave off potential disaster in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. The deals, including some expected to be signed as soon as next week, will save 643,000 acre-feet of water — […]
Who Must Give Up Colorado River Water? As Conservation Talks Start, Tensions Rise
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /AZ Centralby Brandon LoomisThe seven states that share the Colorado River’s water celebrated some conservation wins at their annual meeting here this week but quickly began sparring over who will bear the brunt of future pain that they agree a drying climate will dole out.
California Water Agencies Announce Conservation Plans to Ease Strains on Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe Biden administration has announced new water-saving agreements with California water agencies intended to shore up supplies on the overburdened Colorado River.
CA ‘Toilet To Tap’ Proposal Could Be Approved Next Week
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Patchby Anna SchierState authorities are set to vote next week on regulations for turning sewage into drinking water across California. The State Water Resources Control Board’s “toilet to tap” resolution would create, as a means of protecting public health, uniform recycling criteria for the direct reuse of treated wastewater as potable water, according to the agency.
Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Raymond ZhongThe story of California’s water wars begins, as so many stories do in the Golden State, with gold. The prospectors who raced westward after 1848 scoured fortunes out of mountainsides using water whisked, manically and in giant quantities, out of rivers.
Reclamation Pumps $295M Into California Water Savings
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Jennifer YachninThe Biden administration signed agreements with California water agencies Wednesday to conserve a significant share of water through 2025, part of a larger effort to stave off potential disaster in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. The deals, including some expected to be signed as soon as next week, will save 643,000 acre-feet of water — […]
Stormy Pattern Set to Return to California After Dry Start to Rainy Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Washington Postby Diana LeonardIt’s been a lackluster start to the rainy season in California, but there are growing signs that the storm door is about to swing wide open.