For millennia, humans have sought to make seawater drinkable. Ancient mariners tried distillation by boiling the oceans in which they sailed, and in more recent times, engineers have experimented with filters and chemicals . As the climate warms, populations surge and droughts intensify, there is a growing need to make the sea drinkable. Desalination technology is spreading […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a sector-wide set of non-regulatory recommendations to strengthen U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems against cyber attacks, alongside new funding for resilience projects. Although the document itself is advisory, it lands amid stepped-up inspections and enforcement tied to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) §1433 risk-and-resilience obligations. Utilities, vendors, investors, […]
A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table last year. Now the battle over waters of the Rio Grande could be nearing resolution as New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced […]
The demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It’s been especially critical for farming and agriculture. In California’s Imperial Valley, there are growing questions over the use of that resource and whether bigger changes are needed. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.
California’s housing goals could be threatened by a lack of water. The state has a housing crisis, and to make any progress on building more housing, we need to concurrently make progress on water. Here are four commonsense steps that Sacramento leaders can take to make ensure that water supply doesn’t become a barrier to […]
Faced with new cost overruns, the board of Santa Clara County’s largest water agency on Tuesday voted to kill a plan to build a huge new reservoir in the southern part of the county near Pacheco Pass after eight years of studies and $100 million in public spending. The board of the Santa Clara Valley […]
Desalination Doesn’t Have to Be Bad for the Environment
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /DWby Ramisha AliFor millennia, humans have sought to make seawater drinkable. Ancient mariners tried distillation by boiling the oceans in which they sailed, and in more recent times, engineers have experimented with filters and chemicals . As the climate warms, populations surge and droughts intensify, there is a growing need to make the sea drinkable. Desalination technology is spreading […]
EPA Warns Water Utilities Against Cyber Attacks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /JD Supraby Michael BlumenthalThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a sector-wide set of non-regulatory recommendations to strengthen U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems against cyber attacks, alongside new funding for resilience projects. Although the document itself is advisory, it lands amid stepped-up inspections and enforcement tied to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) §1433 risk-and-resilience obligations. Utilities, vendors, investors, […]
Western States Seek to End Long-Running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Associated PressA simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table last year. Now the battle over waters of the Rio Grande could be nearing resolution as New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced […]
California Farms Face Pressure to Boost Efficiency as Water Supply Declines
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /PBSby Miles O'BrienThe demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It’s been especially critical for farming and agriculture. In California’s Imperial Valley, there are growing questions over the use of that resource and whether bigger changes are needed. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.
OPINION: Housing Abundance in California First Requires Water Abundance
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Sacramento Beeby Jim WundermanCalifornia’s housing goals could be threatened by a lack of water. The state has a housing crisis, and to make any progress on building more housing, we need to concurrently make progress on water. Here are four commonsense steps that Sacramento leaders can take to make ensure that water supply doesn’t become a barrier to […]
Water District Drops Plan to Build Largest New Bay Area Reservoir Since 1998 Amid Cost Overruns, Delays
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersFaced with new cost overruns, the board of Santa Clara County’s largest water agency on Tuesday voted to kill a plan to build a huge new reservoir in the southern part of the county near Pacheco Pass after eight years of studies and $100 million in public spending. The board of the Santa Clara Valley […]