The San Diego County Water Authority has an unusual plan to use the city’s scenic San Vicente Reservoir to store solar power so it’s available after sunset. The project, and others like it, could help unlock America’s clean energy future.
Two of the biggest reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have lost 50% of capacity within the past five years. And, it’s only getting worse. Now, the Interior Department is proposing more solutions to help the dwindling river.
California regulators this week approved a $140 million desalination plant that could convert up to 5 million gallons of seawater each day into drinking water, as the state grapples with a persistent megadrought and plummeting water supplies. The state’s Coastal Commission on Thursday voted 11-0 to approve the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Orange County in Southern California. […]
Colorado regulators, after years of study, negotiations and testing, approved a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater this week, one of only a handful of states in the country to do so. The action came in a unanimous vote of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Oct. 11. Direct potable reuse […]
Few places are more critical to the water supply in California than this immense northern reservoir in the foothills of the Cascade Range. Fed by runoff from 14,163-foot Mount Shasta and other peaks, California’s largest reservoir opened in 1945 as part of the federal Central Valley Project, an elaborate system of man-made dams, pumps and […]
Like anything else, water is great in moderation—urbanites need it to survive, but downpours can flood streets and homes. And as you might have noticed, climate change isn’t good at moderation. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, supercharging storms to dump more water quicker, which can overwhelm municipal sewer systems built for the climate of […]
‘Water Batteries’ Could Store Solar and Wind Power for When It’s Needed
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPRby Dan Charles Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority has an unusual plan to use the city’s scenic San Vicente Reservoir to store solar power so it’s available after sunset. The project, and others like it, could help unlock America’s clean energy future.
Local Water Impacts Following Federal Plan For Colorado River Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC Palm Springs by Carmela KarcherTwo of the biggest reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have lost 50% of capacity within the past five years. And, it’s only getting worse. Now, the Interior Department is proposing more solutions to help the dwindling river.
California Approves Desalination Plant as Historic Drought Hits Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNBCby Emma NewburgerCalifornia regulators this week approved a $140 million desalination plant that could convert up to 5 million gallons of seawater each day into drinking water, as the state grapples with a persistent megadrought and plummeting water supplies. The state’s Coastal Commission on Thursday voted 11-0 to approve the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Orange County in Southern California. […]
Colorado OKs Drinking Treated Wastewater: Getting Over the ‘Ick Factor’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Denver Gazette by Jero SmithColorado regulators, after years of study, negotiations and testing, approved a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater this week, one of only a handful of states in the country to do so. The action came in a unanimous vote of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Oct. 11. Direct potable reuse […]
Shasta Lake Helped Water California; Now its Dryness is a Threat to the State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Wall Street Journalby Jim Carlton Mentioned: https://www.wsj.com/articles/shasta-lake-helped-water-california-now-its-dryness-is-a-threat-to-the-state-11665864898Few places are more critical to the water supply in California than this immense northern reservoir in the foothills of the Cascade Range. Fed by runoff from 14,163-foot Mount Shasta and other peaks, California’s largest reservoir opened in 1945 as part of the federal Central Valley Project, an elaborate system of man-made dams, pumps and […]
If You Don’t Already Live in a Sponge City, You Will Soon
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Wiredby Matt SimonLike anything else, water is great in moderation—urbanites need it to survive, but downpours can flood streets and homes. And as you might have noticed, climate change isn’t good at moderation. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, supercharging storms to dump more water quicker, which can overwhelm municipal sewer systems built for the climate of […]