Westlands Water District received a state grant to support desalination and on-farm recycling. Westlands, which serves western Fresno and Kings Counties, views the grant as strengthening its ability to improve the water supply for local communities and farmers.
For the first time since 2006, California officials have increased allocations from the vital State Water Project to 100% of requested supplies, as reservoirs across the state are nearing capacity and an epic snowpack has yet to melt. An unusually wet winter brought unprecedented snowfall and a succession of heavy rainstorms, pulling much of the state out of a […]
A new satellite by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will soon provide more precise — and vital — data on how much water is available on Earth’s surface, allowing better forecasts for extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods, and helping water resources managers and farmers to get a better picture of their water budget. The international Surface Water […]
Rob Ford was watering his hay last October at his small Washington County, Utah, ranch when he realized the flow was weaker than usual. He called the irrigation manager who monitors the water levels. “The water is really weak,” Ford said he told the irrigation manager. “Is that about what we are expecting today?”
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. So says Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and he might as well be talking about California these days. As the planet continues to heat up, the state’s landscapes, watersheds and weather are shifting so […]
Westlands Receives $1.5mil for Desalination Pilot Program
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sunby Daniel GligichWestlands Water District received a state grant to support desalination and on-farm recycling. Westlands, which serves western Fresno and Kings Counties, views the grant as strengthening its ability to improve the water supply for local communities and farmers.
Wildflowers Are Popping Up Across the Western United States
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /NPRA wet winter in parts of California and Arizona means an epic wildflower season. In some areas the so-called “superbloom” can be seen from space.
A Wet California Boosts Water Allocations to 100% for First Time in Nearly 20 Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Grace TooheyFor the first time since 2006, California officials have increased allocations from the vital State Water Project to 100% of requested supplies, as reservoirs across the state are nearing capacity and an epic snowpack has yet to melt. An unusually wet winter brought unprecedented snowfall and a succession of heavy rainstorms, pulling much of the state out of a […]
When Will California Have Its Next Drought? JPL May Soon Offer a Water Crystal Ball
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC Los Angelesby Helen Jeong and Belen De LeonA new satellite by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will soon provide more precise — and vital — data on how much water is available on Earth’s surface, allowing better forecasts for extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods, and helping water resources managers and farmers to get a better picture of their water budget. The international Surface Water […]
How America’s Fastest Growing City is Trying to Secure Its Water Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC Newsby Patrick LinehanRob Ford was watering his hay last October at his small Washington County, Utah, ranch when he realized the flow was weaker than usual. He called the irrigation manager who monitors the water levels. “The water is really weak,” Ford said he told the irrigation manager. “Is that about what we are expecting today?”
Opinion: Climate Change is Here. It’s Time Californians Stopped Clinging to the Past
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothLife moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. So says Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and he might as well be talking about California these days. As the planet continues to heat up, the state’s landscapes, watersheds and weather are shifting so […]