The City of Roseville has a new way to power its vehicles: they’re using wastewater and turning it into fuel. Believe it or not, what goes down, will soon power up part of Roseville.
In test results that suggest thousands of California infants, toddlers and children continue to be exposed to brain-damaging lead, data released by the state Department of Social Services has revealed that 1 in 4 of the state’s child-care centers has dangerously high levels of the metal in their drinking water.
As California agencies brace for possible summer floods, officials are warning visitors of Northern waterways to take precaution as record-breaking snow packs built up from winter storms continue to liquify. Both Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta reported near-full capacity Monday.
After nearly a year wrestling over the fate of their water supply, California, Arizona and Nevada — the three key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds, according to people familiar with […]
According to a release from credit rating firm Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement that all public water systems incorporate cyber risk and resiliency in their periodic reviews will add an increased regulatory and financial burden that could be even greater for smaller systems and systems with minimal existing cyber infrastructure. Fitch […]
California officials on Tuesday said they will spend about $60 million to build a channel along the Yuba River so that salmon and other threatened fish species can get around a Gold Rush-era dam that for more than a century has cut off their migration along the chilly waters of Sierra Nevada streams.
“Up to 1,000 Gallons Per Day”: Roseville to Convert Wastewater Into Methane to Power Waste Collection Fleet
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CBS Sacramento by Dominic GarciaThe City of Roseville has a new way to power its vehicles: they’re using wastewater and turning it into fuel. Believe it or not, what goes down, will soon power up part of Roseville.
Drinking Water at 1 in 4 California Child-care Centers Tests Dangerously High for Lead
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Dorany PinedaIn test results that suggest thousands of California infants, toddlers and children continue to be exposed to brain-damaging lead, data released by the state Department of Social Services has revealed that 1 in 4 of the state’s child-care centers has dangerously high levels of the metal in their drinking water.
California Agencies Warn of Potential Summer Floods as Lake Levels Climb to Full Capacity
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /USA Today by Camille FineAs California agencies brace for possible summer floods, officials are warning visitors of Northern waterways to take precaution as record-breaking snow packs built up from winter storms continue to liquify. Both Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta reported near-full capacity Monday.
States Near Historic Deal to Protect Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Washington Post by Joshua PartlowAfter nearly a year wrestling over the fate of their water supply, California, Arizona and Nevada — the three key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds, according to people familiar with […]
Fitch Ratings: EPA’s Cyber Rules Will Add Financial Burden for Utilities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Finance and ManagementAccording to a release from credit rating firm Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement that all public water systems incorporate cyber risk and resiliency in their periodic reviews will add an increased regulatory and financial burden that could be even greater for smaller systems and systems with minimal existing cyber infrastructure. Fitch […]
California Pledges to Build Channel for Threatened Fish to Bypass Gold Rush-Era Dam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Adam BeamCalifornia officials on Tuesday said they will spend about $60 million to build a channel along the Yuba River so that salmon and other threatened fish species can get around a Gold Rush-era dam that for more than a century has cut off their migration along the chilly waters of Sierra Nevada streams.