If there is any source of water that ought to be optimized, it is the wastewater produced by California’s urban centers. Perennially issuing from sewage treatment plants throughout the state, every year this torrent of mostly treated effluent is equivalent in volume to the San Joaquin River in a wet year. The California Department of Water Resources estimates […]
Water restrictions began Wednesday for 6 million residents in Southern California, as the state enters its third year of severe drought and what water officials say is the state’s driest year on record. Residents and businesses must limit their outdoor watering to one or two days per week or to a set volume of water, the […]
Managers of California’s most overdrawn aquifers were given a monumental task under the state’s landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Craft viable, detailed plans on a 20-year timeline to bring their beleaguered basins into balance. It was a task that required more than 250 newly formed local groundwater agencies – many of them in the drought-stressed […]
Millions of Angelenos awoke Wednesday to a new, more arid future as unprecedented water restrictions went into effect across Southern California. For some, the sweeping limitations on outdoor watering felt like déjà vu from the last time the state was in a significant drought, when lawns turned brown and short showers became the norm. For others, the rules were […]
While the state of California is in its third year of drought, the Sacramento City Council has approved the sale of up to $5 million worth of water from the Sacramento and American Rivers. Carlos Eliason, spokesperson for the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, said there is about 16,500 acre feet of surface water on our […]
The Biden administration unveiled a plan Thursday to undo Trump-era rule changes to a key section of the Clean Water Act, essentially giving states, territories and tribes more say on fossil fuel or industrial projects that could pollute their watersheds. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule centers on Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, […]
Opinion: The Abundance Choice, Part 10: Time to Stop Wasting Wastewater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Globeby Edward RingIf there is any source of water that ought to be optimized, it is the wastewater produced by California’s urban centers. Perennially issuing from sewage treatment plants throughout the state, every year this torrent of mostly treated effluent is equivalent in volume to the San Joaquin River in a wet year. The California Department of Water Resources estimates […]
California Cracks Down on Water Use as It Sees Its Most Severe Drought Ever
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPRby Ayana ArchieWater restrictions began Wednesday for 6 million residents in Southern California, as the state enters its third year of severe drought and what water officials say is the state’s driest year on record. Residents and businesses must limit their outdoor watering to one or two days per week or to a set volume of water, the […]
As New Deadline Looms, Groundwater Managers Rework ‘Incomplete’ Plans to Meet California’s Sustainability Goals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water / Water Education Foundation by Nick CahillManagers of California’s most overdrawn aquifers were given a monumental task under the state’s landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Craft viable, detailed plans on a 20-year timeline to bring their beleaguered basins into balance. It was a task that required more than 250 newly formed local groundwater agencies – many of them in the drought-stressed […]
Defiance, Acceptance and Cries of ‘Bull—’ as Sweeping L.A. Water Restrictions Begin
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Jaimie Ding and Hayley SmithMillions of Angelenos awoke Wednesday to a new, more arid future as unprecedented water restrictions went into effect across Southern California. For some, the sweeping limitations on outdoor watering felt like déjà vu from the last time the state was in a significant drought, when lawns turned brown and short showers became the norm. For others, the rules were […]
Sacramento City Council Approves Water Sale for Up to $5 Million
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 10by Carley GomezWhile the state of California is in its third year of drought, the Sacramento City Council has approved the sale of up to $5 million worth of water from the Sacramento and American Rivers. Carlos Eliason, spokesperson for the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, said there is about 16,500 acre feet of surface water on our […]
Biden EPA to Make It Easier for States to Block Fossil Fuel Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Kake.comby Ella NilsenThe Biden administration unveiled a plan Thursday to undo Trump-era rule changes to a key section of the Clean Water Act, essentially giving states, territories and tribes more say on fossil fuel or industrial projects that could pollute their watersheds. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule centers on Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, […]