Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use. New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other western states as the rise of artificial intelligence and growing investments in cloud computing drive a construction boom. The centers, full of equipment, generate lots […]
California is experiencing its first widespread soaking of the season, which will also include the heaviest Sierra snowfall so far this fall. This storm system is currently diving southward along the California coast, with rain from the Central Valley into parts of Southern California, and snow falling in the Sierra. There’s even a severe thunderstorm […]
The city of Antioch has opened its new brackish water desalination plant, a $116 million facility designed to improve the reliability of local drinking water supplies by treating water from the San Joaquin River. The project was celebrated in a ceremony attended by representatives from the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Contra Costa […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation requiring data centers to disclose their water consumption, even as he champions efforts to address the state’s water scarcity challenges. Assembly Bill 93 would have mandated that data center operators provide water suppliers with estimates of expected usage before obtaining business licenses, followed by annual reports of actual […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a massive, unresponsive, and insular bureaucracy that lacks transparency and accountability to the ultimate end users, the Ratepayers. This includes homeowners, renters (through pass through rent increases), and commercial and industrial establishments. Rather, as a wholesaler to 26 agencies and another 251 subagencies, MWD and its directors […]
Arizona and California’s chief water negotiators are coming for Colorado in a blistering public pressure campaign aimed at getting upper basin states to capitulate. In an interview with the L.A. Times, the negotiator for California accused the upper basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico of clinging to “their most aggressive and rigid dreamland […]
California Cracks Down on Water Theft but Spares Data Centers From Disclosing How Much They Use
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesGov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use. New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other western states as the rise of artificial intelligence and growing investments in cloud computing drive a construction boom. The centers, full of equipment, generate lots […]
California Storm Brings First ‘Winter-Like’ Widespread Rain, Heavy Sierra Snow of Season
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Weather Channelby Jonathan ErdmanCalifornia is experiencing its first widespread soaking of the season, which will also include the heaviest Sierra snowfall so far this fall. This storm system is currently diving southward along the California coast, with rain from the Central Valley into parts of Southern California, and snow falling in the Sierra. There’s even a severe thunderstorm […]
California Opens $116 Million Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Smart Water MagazineThe city of Antioch has opened its new brackish water desalination plant, a $116 million facility designed to improve the reliability of local drinking water supplies by treating water from the San Joaquin River. The project was celebrated in a ceremony attended by representatives from the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Contra Costa […]
Datacenter Water Use? California Governor Says Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Registerby Dan RobinsonCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation requiring data centers to disclose their water consumption, even as he champions efforts to address the state’s water scarcity challenges. Assembly Bill 93 would have mandated that data center operators provide water suppliers with estimates of expected usage before obtaining business licenses, followed by annual reports of actual […]
The $13 Billion Water Grab: MWD’s Secret Tax on Homeowners
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /City Watch LAby Jack HumphrevilleThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a massive, unresponsive, and insular bureaucracy that lacks transparency and accountability to the ultimate end users, the Ratepayers. This includes homeowners, renters (through pass through rent increases), and commercial and industrial establishments. Rather, as a wholesaler to 26 agencies and another 251 subagencies, MWD and its directors […]
OPINION: California and Arizona Negotiators Targeting Colorado’s Water Users Should Look Closer to Home
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Denver PostArizona and California’s chief water negotiators are coming for Colorado in a blistering public pressure campaign aimed at getting upper basin states to capitulate. In an interview with the L.A. Times, the negotiator for California accused the upper basin states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico of clinging to “their most aggressive and rigid dreamland […]