Along the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Canal, just beyond the city of Buckeye, is a place being considered for a project that could double the amount of water in the canal. “It’s a game changer for the state if it works,” said Chuck Podolak with the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.
The last time Lake Oroville neared capacity was four years ago, and very quickly it plunged into drought territory and has seen low water levels until this winter. And now that billion-dollar, renovated spillway is back in use as the reservoir is back at 99% of its capacity. The Feather River is getting a fair […]
Water bills will be rising for nearly a tenth of San Jose’s residents starting July 1 after San Jose councilmembers approved the rate hike on Tuesday — one of the largest increases in the region this year. Customers under the city-run San Jose Municipal Water System (SJMWS) will see a 14% rise in their bills […]
Sonia Herbert of Bombay Beach wants people to know that California’s Salton Sea isn’t all dystopian sunbaked abandoned homes, poverty, ominous toxic dust and decaying nostalgia. It’s also a place where people live and find beauty around the mirage-like lake in the desert.
Dairy operations and cattle producers in the Southwest are bracing for potentially higher feed bills, depending on how farmers respond to a historic agreement among California, Nevada and Arizona that’s intended to slash agricultural water usage and preserve hydropower generation.
As millions of newcomers have flocked to the Las Vegas Valley over the past 50 years, every level of government in the nation’s driest state has worked to ensure that water shortages don’t stop the growth. Since 1999, southern Nevada has ripped out thousands of acres of turf from lawns, sports fields and roadway medians […]
Could the Central Arizona Project Canal be the Solution to our Water Problems?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 15 Arizonaby Jorge TorresAlong the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Canal, just beyond the city of Buckeye, is a place being considered for a project that could double the amount of water in the canal. “It’s a game changer for the state if it works,” said Chuck Podolak with the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.
Lake Oroville Spillway in Active Use as Lake Shasta Nears Capacity as Well
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SFistby Jay BarmannThe last time Lake Oroville neared capacity was four years ago, and very quickly it plunged into drought territory and has seen low water levels until this winter. And now that billion-dollar, renovated spillway is back in use as the reservoir is back at 99% of its capacity. The Feather River is getting a fair […]
Water Bills Will Spike for 140,000 San Jose Residents Starting July 1
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Gabriel GreschlerWater bills will be rising for nearly a tenth of San Jose’s residents starting July 1 after San Jose councilmembers approved the rate hike on Tuesday — one of the largest increases in the region this year. Customers under the city-run San Jose Municipal Water System (SJMWS) will see a 14% rise in their bills […]
One of California’s Poorest Counties Could Be Key To Future of Clean Energy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Sam RibakoffSonia Herbert of Bombay Beach wants people to know that California’s Salton Sea isn’t all dystopian sunbaked abandoned homes, poverty, ominous toxic dust and decaying nostalgia. It’s also a place where people live and find beauty around the mirage-like lake in the desert.
Colorado River Water Cutbacks Could Hit Alfalfa Yields, Livestock Producers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgriPulseby Philip Brasher and Jana Rose SchleisDairy operations and cattle producers in the Southwest are bracing for potentially higher feed bills, depending on how farmers respond to a historic agreement among California, Nevada and Arizona that’s intended to slash agricultural water usage and preserve hydropower generation.
Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find it in Lawns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ProPublicaby Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash NguAs millions of newcomers have flocked to the Las Vegas Valley over the past 50 years, every level of government in the nation’s driest state has worked to ensure that water shortages don’t stop the growth. Since 1999, southern Nevada has ripped out thousands of acres of turf from lawns, sports fields and roadway medians […]