The price of water is rising across the Southwest as utilities look to cover the cost of the increasingly scarce resource, the infrastructure to treat and distribute it and the search for new supplies.
National forecasters made it official this month: El Niño is here. But we might not feel the effects of it just yet. “Historically El Niño events during the summer tend to have very weak impacts over the United States,” explained National Weather Service meteorologist Michelle L’Heureux.
As the temperatures warm up across the West, all eyes remain on the water levels at lakes Powell and Mead. Experts say there is still plenty of snowpack to add to the Colorado River as well. Even on a windy Monday, people still want to visit Lake Mead.
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. […]
As the Colorado River Declines, Water Scarcity and the Hunt for New Sources Drive Up Rates
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Inside Climate Newsby Wyatt Myskow and Emma PetersonThe price of water is rising across the Southwest as utilities look to cover the cost of the increasingly scarce resource, the infrastructure to treat and distribute it and the search for new supplies.
When Will El Niño Peak?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KTLA 5by Alix MartichouxNational forecasters made it official this month: El Niño is here. But we might not feel the effects of it just yet. “Historically El Niño events during the summer tend to have very weak impacts over the United States,” explained National Weather Service meteorologist Michelle L’Heureux.
Lake Mead Water Levels Expected To Reach 1,060 Feet End of July With Snowpack, Report Shows
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KTNVby Joe MoellerAs the temperatures warm up across the West, all eyes remain on the water levels at lakes Powell and Mead. Experts say there is still plenty of snowpack to add to the Colorado River as well. Even on a windy Monday, people still want to visit Lake Mead.
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. […]