A regional public opinion survey, released by the San Diego County Water Authority, finds that San Diego County residents have taken multiple actions to conserve water and nearly two-thirds feel they can do more to conserve. An overwhelming majority (88 percent) of respondents agree that they have a civic duty to use water efficiently. Even […]
At his office whiteboard on this dam town’s desert edge, the water utility manager recited the federal government’s latest measures of the colossal reservoir that lay 4 miles down the road, then scrawled an ominous sketch showing how far it has shrunk. In his stylized drawing of Lake Powell, the surface lapped just above where he […]
Microplastic is everywhere. The tiny particles that shed from clothing, food packaging and tires are in the air, the soil, the ocean and, almost certainly, your drinking water.
As California grapples with drought, a record heat wave and persistent wildfires, one state agency is turning to the beaver in its battle against climate change. The large rodents, according to researchers, are resourceful engineers capable of increasing water storage and creating natural firebreaks with their dams.
With California about to experience perhaps the hottest and driest start to September in its modern history, 16 of the state’s 17 major reservoirs entered the month below their historic average levels — several of them well below average, in another daunting reminder of California’s extraordinary ongoing drought and water concerns.
California lawmakers punted on a proposal to rein in agricultural groundwater pumping as drought continues to grip California and more than a thousand domestic wells have run dry. A bill by Assemblymember Steve Bennett, a Democrat from Santa Barbara, would have added hurdles to obtain a permit to drill an agricultural well. Though the bill […]
San Diego County Residents Are Saving Water, Poll Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityA regional public opinion survey, released by the San Diego County Water Authority, finds that San Diego County residents have taken multiple actions to conserve water and nearly two-thirds feel they can do more to conserve. An overwhelming majority (88 percent) of respondents agree that they have a civic duty to use water efficiently. Even […]
At Lake Powell, a ‘Front-Row Seat’ to a Drying Colorado River and an Uncertain Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Arizona Republicby Brandon LoomisAt his office whiteboard on this dam town’s desert edge, the water utility manager recited the federal government’s latest measures of the colossal reservoir that lay 4 miles down the road, then scrawled an ominous sketch showing how far it has shrunk. In his stylized drawing of Lake Powell, the surface lapped just above where he […]
California Set To Become First in Nation to Test Drinking Water for Microplastics
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderMicroplastic is everywhere. The tiny particles that shed from clothing, food packaging and tires are in the air, the soil, the ocean and, almost certainly, your drinking water.
When It Comes to Fighting Climate Change, California Says Consider the Beaver
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Nathan SolisAs California grapples with drought, a record heat wave and persistent wildfires, one state agency is turning to the beaver in its battle against climate change. The large rodents, according to researchers, are resourceful engineers capable of increasing water storage and creating natural firebreaks with their dams.
California’s Water Year is Nearly Over. Here’s Where Our Reservoirs Stand Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughWith California about to experience perhaps the hottest and driest start to September in its modern history, 16 of the state’s 17 major reservoirs entered the month below their historic average levels — several of them well below average, in another daunting reminder of California’s extraordinary ongoing drought and water concerns.
State Lawmakers Reject Bill to Curb Farms’ Water Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerCalifornia lawmakers punted on a proposal to rein in agricultural groundwater pumping as drought continues to grip California and more than a thousand domestic wells have run dry. A bill by Assemblymember Steve Bennett, a Democrat from Santa Barbara, would have added hurdles to obtain a permit to drill an agricultural well. Though the bill […]