A year after Lake Mead dropped to a historic low, the U.S. government’s Department of Interior and Bureau of Reclamation have announced the beginning of the process to develop a new plan to deal with the changing water levels in reservoirs along the Colorado River. To do this it is setting up three public input […]
Water is a precious resource, essential to life and requires our utmost care. As drought, climate change, wildfires and other natural disasters become more impactful, it is more important than ever that we are meeting our everyday and emergency water needs.
You can blame California’s wild winter for all sorts of havoc this spring and summer: moldy, leaking roofs, plagues of mosquitoes, cabin fever. Giant, less-flavorful strawberries also deserve a spot on that list. California produces 90% of the nation’s strawberries, which typically enjoy a growing season that starts as early as January and lasts until July. […]
Heal the Bay released its 33rd annual beach report card this week, including a list of the dirtiest shorelines in California. Glaringly absent were the ocean waters off San Diego’s southern coast, from Coronado down to Imperial Beach. Residents there have endured a record number of swimming restrictions over the last 18 months as massive amounts of sewage continue to spill over […]
The 2022–2023 snow season started off relatively active across the West, with a few modest storms bringing snow accumulations to the mountains in early November. By the start of December, snow water equivalent across much of the region was above normal.
A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven Western U.S. states and Mexico. The U.S. Interior Department said it will publish in the Federal […]
Lakes Powell, Mead Levels Rise as Government Plans Future Water Rules
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /8 News Nowby Duncan PhenixA year after Lake Mead dropped to a historic low, the U.S. government’s Department of Interior and Bureau of Reclamation have announced the beginning of the process to develop a new plan to deal with the changing water levels in reservoirs along the Colorado River. To do this it is setting up three public input […]
Opinion: California’s Regulated Water Utilities Work Constantly to Provide Safe, Clean Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Desert Newsby Jennifer CapitoloWater is a precious resource, essential to life and requires our utmost care. As drought, climate change, wildfires and other natural disasters become more impactful, it is more important than ever that we are meeting our everyday and emergency water needs.
This is Why Your Strawberries Were So Meh This Season Until Now
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Helen LiYou can blame California’s wild winter for all sorts of havoc this spring and summer: moldy, leaking roofs, plagues of mosquitoes, cabin fever. Giant, less-flavorful strawberries also deserve a spot on that list. California produces 90% of the nation’s strawberries, which typically enjoy a growing season that starts as early as January and lasts until July. […]
How Did San Diego’s Sewage-Blasted Shorelines Evade the List of Dirtiest Beaches in California?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Joshua Emerson SmithHeal the Bay released its 33rd annual beach report card this week, including a list of the dirtiest shorelines in California. Glaringly absent were the ocean waters off San Diego’s southern coast, from Coronado down to Imperial Beach. Residents there have endured a record number of swimming restrictions over the last 18 months as massive amounts of sewage continue to spill over […]
This Year’s Snow Season Wipes Away Drought in Much of the West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby NOAA/NIDIS (National Integrated Drought Information System)The 2022–2023 snow season started off relatively active across the West, with a few modest storms bringing snow accumulations to the mountains in early November. By the start of December, snow water equivalent across much of the region was above normal.
Feds Announce Start of Public Process to Reshape Key Rules on Colorado River Water Use by 2027
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /APby Ken RitterA public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven Western U.S. states and Mexico. The U.S. Interior Department said it will publish in the Federal […]