The water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday. Thousands of water systems supply the state’s 39 million people, and about 5% of them have some type […]
The western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offers a key example of the drought’s severity. “We are facing a worsening regional drought across most of the American West that’s […]
California’s deepening drought has resulted tens of millions of tree deaths, increasing the risk of wildfires and threatening the state’s surviving trees. “It’s obviously a concern and sad as well,” said Luis Garcia, who recently moved to the east foothills above San Jose’s Alum Rock Park. Cal Fire estimates more than 173 million trees have […]
American Canyon is making urgent calls for water conservation and suing Vallejo over a water disagreement as it tries to eke out every drop amid a historic drought. The city’s water supplies are on the edge. Demand in recent years is about 2,800-acre feet of water annually. City officials estimate a potential 470 acre-foot deficit […]
As I drive across my family’s farm in the San Joaquin Valley, it feels as if I’m traveling on a chessboard. I cross one square with crops and then another without crops — our fields that must lay fallow. Our farm’s crops have been decimated by the drought. Last year, reduced water deliveries in the […]
Marin Municipal Water District officials, continuing their quest to boost supply, met this week for a detailed cost assessment on expanding reservoirs and connecting to new sources. District staff stressed to the board that — unlike other options under review such as desalination and recycled water expansion that can produce a continual flow of water […]
Audit: California Too Slow to Fix Contaminated Water Systems
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Kathleen RonayneThe water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday. Thousands of water systems supply the state’s 39 million people, and about 5% of them have some type […]
Western Drought Reaching Catastrophic Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Ag Infoby Corryn La RueThe western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offers a key example of the drought’s severity. “We are facing a worsening regional drought across most of the American West that’s […]
California Drought Leading to Tens of Millions of Trees Dying in State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Bay Areaby Devin FehelyCalifornia’s deepening drought has resulted tens of millions of tree deaths, increasing the risk of wildfires and threatening the state’s surviving trees. “It’s obviously a concern and sad as well,” said Luis Garcia, who recently moved to the east foothills above San Jose’s Alum Rock Park. Cal Fire estimates more than 173 million trees have […]
American Canyon Facing Water Squeeze Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Napa Valley Registerby Barry EberlingAmerican Canyon is making urgent calls for water conservation and suing Vallejo over a water disagreement as it tries to eke out every drop amid a historic drought. The city’s water supplies are on the edge. Demand in recent years is about 2,800-acre feet of water annually. City officials estimate a potential 470 acre-foot deficit […]
Opinion: The Drought is Decimating My Farm and Many Others. What California Should Do to Help Us
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joe L. Del BosqueAs I drive across my family’s farm in the San Joaquin Valley, it feels as if I’m traveling on a chessboard. I cross one square with crops and then another without crops — our fields that must lay fallow. Our farm’s crops have been decimated by the drought. Last year, reduced water deliveries in the […]
Marin Water Officials Scrutinize Costs for Bigger Reservoirs, New Pipelines
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonMarin Municipal Water District officials, continuing their quest to boost supply, met this week for a detailed cost assessment on expanding reservoirs and connecting to new sources. District staff stressed to the board that — unlike other options under review such as desalination and recycled water expansion that can produce a continual flow of water […]