WATER PRICE LINE RISING: Who could forget last May, when Arizona, California and Nevada made a three-year pact to conserve water from the Colorado River? Many thought it couldn’t be done, but with Lake Mead reservoir levels at a historic low, and the federal government poised to wrest control of the process, the states agreed to […]
In a pivotal move addressing California’s water conservation goals and reinforcing partnerships in the face of the ongoing Colorado River drought, the Metropolitan Water District is seeking authorization for its General Manager to establish agreements with the Coachella Valley Water District, Imperial Irrigation District, and San Diego County Water Authority. These agreements aim to facilitate […]
Noah Cross, the sinister plutocrat of the movie “Chinatown,” remarked that “politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” He might have added public works projects to that list: If they get talked about long enough, sometimes they acquire the image of inevitability. That seems to be the case with […]
John Brooks Hamby was 9 years old the last time a group of Western states renegotiated how they share the dwindling Colorado River. When the high-stakes talks concluded two years later, in 2007, with a round of painful cuts, he hadn’t reached high school. Yet this June an audience of water policy experts listened with […]
An important milestone was reached Friday for the construction of another reservoir in California. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Sites Reservoir was certified and the Sites Reservoir Project was approved by the Sites Project Authority, the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. Next up for the Sites Project Authority is to […]
Odds are that this winter’s going to be a wet one. The intermittent climate phenomenon known as El Niño, which typically means more rain and snow for California, developed over the summer and is expected to intensify in the next few months. And this year’s El Niño is predicted to be an exceptionally strong one — […]
Feds Are Flooding California’s Water Market
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Blanca Begert, Wes Venteicher and Alex NievesWATER PRICE LINE RISING: Who could forget last May, when Arizona, California and Nevada made a three-year pact to conserve water from the Colorado River? Many thought it couldn’t be done, but with Lake Mead reservoir levels at a historic low, and the federal government poised to wrest control of the process, the states agreed to […]
Metropolitan Water District Forges Partnerships to Secure Colorado River Water in Lake Mead
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Desert Reviewby Betty Miller Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn a pivotal move addressing California’s water conservation goals and reinforcing partnerships in the face of the ongoing Colorado River drought, the Metropolitan Water District is seeking authorization for its General Manager to establish agreements with the Coachella Valley Water District, Imperial Irrigation District, and San Diego County Water Authority. These agreements aim to facilitate […]
Opinion: This Water Project is Expensive, Wasteful and Ecologically Damaging. Why is It Being Fast-Tracked?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Michael HiltzikNoah Cross, the sinister plutocrat of the movie “Chinatown,” remarked that “politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” He might have added public works projects to that list: If they get talked about long enough, sometimes they acquire the image of inevitability. That seems to be the case with […]
The Future of the Colorado River Hinges on One Young Negotiator
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ProPublicaby Mark Olalde and Janet WilsonJohn Brooks Hamby was 9 years old the last time a group of Western states renegotiated how they share the dwindling Colorado River. When the high-stakes talks concluded two years later, in 2007, with a round of painful cuts, he hadn’t reached high school. Yet this June an audience of water policy experts listened with […]
Sites Project Authority Certifies Sites Reservoir’s Final Environmental Report
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS News Sacramentoby Brandon DownsAn important milestone was reached Friday for the construction of another reservoir in California. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Sites Reservoir was certified and the Sites Reservoir Project was approved by the Sites Project Authority, the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. Next up for the Sites Project Authority is to […]
What an El Niño Winter Could Mean for California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Soumya KarlamanglaOdds are that this winter’s going to be a wet one. The intermittent climate phenomenon known as El Niño, which typically means more rain and snow for California, developed over the summer and is expected to intensify in the next few months. And this year’s El Niño is predicted to be an exceptionally strong one — […]