The past three decades have brought mounting evidence of climate change, a tenacious drought in Arizona and appliances offering unheard-of water efficiency. “The residential water use per capita has been declining for the last 30 years or so. And indoor water use has especially been going down,” said Sarah Porter, director of Arizona State University’s […]
The lawns at the California Capitol are no longer being watered as water conservation was taken up a notch. Emergency water conservation regulations were enacted by the California State Water Resources Control Board, and they went into effect on June 10. The regulations prohibit ornamental or non-functional grass at commercial, industrial and institutional properties from being watered.
Man-made climate change is not the source of California’s water woes. I guarantee that some people will read those 11 words and dismiss anyone who utters them as a climate change denier or at least a member of the Flat Earth Society. But the science and history are absolutely clear that when it comes to […]
A month after water restrictions were placed on communities in the San Gabriel and Inland valleys, many are meeting required conservation goals. Customers in the Three Valleys Municipal Water District are using 36% below the maximum amount of water currently allotted, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The latest figure, which reflects data for […]
In front of the Granite Reef Senior Center in Scottsdale, there’s a parking lot on one side, and off to the other side, there’s a space for the Scottsdale Trolley to stop. Between those areas is a patch of gravel and drought-tolerant desert plants. Six months ago, the senior center’s little xeriscape garden was about […]
As the state’s water supplies continue to dwindle during this drought, it’s always worth weighing the pros and cons of desalinization to meet the state’s water needs Groundwater keeps shrinking, reservoirs keep drying. Is it time for California to use desalinization to increase its depleted water supplies? Here we are again: California is enduring another […]
Gray Water’s Untapped Potential is Clouded by Complexity
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KJZZby Nicholas GerbisThe past three decades have brought mounting evidence of climate change, a tenacious drought in Arizona and appliances offering unheard-of water efficiency. “The residential water use per capita has been declining for the last 30 years or so. And indoor water use has especially been going down,” said Sarah Porter, director of Arizona State University’s […]
California Capitol Lawn No Longer Being Watered
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /FOX 40by Jose FabianThe lawns at the California Capitol are no longer being watered as water conservation was taken up a notch. Emergency water conservation regulations were enacted by the California State Water Resources Control Board, and they went into effect on June 10. The regulations prohibit ornamental or non-functional grass at commercial, industrial and institutional properties from being watered.
Opinion: The Case for Banning Front Lawns in California Is Stronger Than Ever
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby Dennis WyattMan-made climate change is not the source of California’s water woes. I guarantee that some people will read those 11 words and dismiss anyone who utters them as a climate change denier or at least a member of the Flat Earth Society. But the science and history are absolutely clear that when it comes to […]
Water Usage Down 36% in Claremont, La Verne and Three Valleys Municipal Water District
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Bulletinby Javier RojasA month after water restrictions were placed on communities in the San Gabriel and Inland valleys, many are meeting required conservation goals. Customers in the Three Valleys Municipal Water District are using 36% below the maximum amount of water currently allotted, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The latest figure, which reflects data for […]
How Scottsdale’s Drought Plan Has Reduced the City’s Water Footprint
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KJZZby Katherine Davis-YoungIn front of the Granite Reef Senior Center in Scottsdale, there’s a parking lot on one side, and off to the other side, there’s a space for the Scottsdale Trolley to stop. Between those areas is a patch of gravel and drought-tolerant desert plants. Six months ago, the senior center’s little xeriscape garden was about […]
Desalination: Should California Use the Ocean to Quench Its Thirst?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capitol Weeklyby Aaron GilbreathAs the state’s water supplies continue to dwindle during this drought, it’s always worth weighing the pros and cons of desalinization to meet the state’s water needs Groundwater keeps shrinking, reservoirs keep drying. Is it time for California to use desalinization to increase its depleted water supplies? Here we are again: California is enduring another […]