California and the U.S.

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.

Small Changes Can Yield Big Savings in Agricultural Water Use, Study Reveals

While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too. Agricultural products sold in the Golden State totaled $59 billion in 2022. But rising temperatures, declining precipitation and decades of over pumping may require drastic changes to farming.

State Officials Double Water Allocation for Most Contractors Following February Storms

Managers of California’s two main water storage and delivery systems on Friday announced increases to forecasted water allocations for millions of people and vast tracts of farmland.

UESI Pipelines 2024 Conference Heading to Calgary

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI) is bringing its 2024 Pipelines Conference to Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 27-31.

Desalination — Can It Help Us Survive Water Scarcity?

From Ancient Greek sailors boiling seawater to Romans using clay pipes to filter salt, making saltwater drinkable through desalination has a long history. But modern forms of this millennia-old technology are now the “present and future of coping with water scarcity,” said Manzoor Qadir, deputy director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

What if International Hackers Attacked U.S. Water Systems?

The Biden administration is warning of potential cyberattacks on drinking water supplies in the United States. The White House national security team specifically pointed out Iranian and Chinese hackers working to infiltrate vital infrastructure across the country. Theresa Payton, who served as the White House Chief Information Officer under President George W. Bush, spoke to […]

Court Upholds California Rules to Protect Fish, But Newsom Wants a Lenient Delta Approach

A Sacramento judge upheld a decision by California’s water regulator to cut back agricultural and municipal water use from the San Joaquin River. The decision could lend support for future regulations in the rest of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system.