California cities and farms should brace for little or no water from the state’s big reservoirs in the coming year, a prospect that signals more water restrictions for households and more fallowed fields in the farm belt. The warning was delivered Monday by state and federal water officials who said they are preparing for the […]
In the spring of 1905, the Colorado River, bursting with seasonal rain, topped an irrigation canal and flooded the site of a dried lake bed in Southern California. The flooding, which continued for two years before engineers sealed up the busted channel, created an unexpected gem in the middle of the arid California landscape: the […]
The day before the state’s “water year” ended, Silicon Valley leaders gathered on Google’s campus in Mountain View and urged residents to continue conserving water as California’s drought drags on. “It’s the third straight year of a bad and worsening drought,” said Wade Crowfoot, secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, on Thursday. “Our scientists […]
This summer, officials of the U.S. Interior Department gave seven states in the American West an ultimatum – either come up with a voluntary agreement to curtail their use of water from the Colorado River, or the federal government will impose mandatory restrictions. Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, […]
Nearing the end of the water year on Sept. 30, California farmers and water officials are eager to turn the page to begin the next opportunity for the state to accrue snowpack and precipitation. However, with a La Niña atmospheric phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which generally signals drier, warmer conditions, water officials say they […]
Downtown-based water infrastructure company Cadiz Inc. last month encountered yet another legal setback in its 25-year effort to convey water from its desert aquifer to a regional water aqueduct when a federal judge revoked a permit to use an old natural gas pipeline. But far from putting its project on hold, Cadiz in subsequent days […]
California Officials Warn of More Water Restrictions in 2023 as Fourth Year of Drought Looms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderCalifornia cities and farms should brace for little or no water from the state’s big reservoirs in the coming year, a prospect that signals more water restrictions for households and more fallowed fields in the farm belt. The warning was delivered Monday by state and federal water officials who said they are preparing for the […]
How California’s Salton Sea Went From Vacation Destination to Toxic Nightmare
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Gristby Zoya TeirsteinIn the spring of 1905, the Colorado River, bursting with seasonal rain, topped an irrigation canal and flooded the site of a dried lake bed in Southern California. The flooding, which continued for two years before engineers sealed up the busted channel, created an unexpected gem in the middle of the arid California landscape: the […]
La Niña: What it Means for California’s Drought and the Upcoming Winter Rainy Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersThe day before the state’s “water year” ended, Silicon Valley leaders gathered on Google’s campus in Mountain View and urged residents to continue conserving water as California’s drought drags on. “It’s the third straight year of a bad and worsening drought,” said Wade Crowfoot, secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, on Thursday. “Our scientists […]
The Colorado River Water Shortage is Forcing Tough Choices in 7 States
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KALWby Dave DaviesThis summer, officials of the U.S. Interior Department gave seven states in the American West an ultimatum – either come up with a voluntary agreement to curtail their use of water from the Colorado River, or the federal government will impose mandatory restrictions. Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, […]
Bleak Water Year Ending, With Hope for Future Elusive
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Ag Alert by Christine SouzaNearing the end of the water year on Sept. 30, California farmers and water officials are eager to turn the page to begin the next opportunity for the state to accrue snowpack and precipitation. However, with a La Niña atmospheric phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which generally signals drier, warmer conditions, water officials say they […]
Cadiz Pipeline Conversion Dealt Legal Setback; Company Still Proceeds with Water Transfer Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Business Journal by Howard FineDowntown-based water infrastructure company Cadiz Inc. last month encountered yet another legal setback in its 25-year effort to convey water from its desert aquifer to a regional water aqueduct when a federal judge revoked a permit to use an old natural gas pipeline. But far from putting its project on hold, Cadiz in subsequent days […]