The latest figures on California’s water conservation are in, and they’re pretty dismal. Despite calls to reduce consumption during our punishing drought, Californians used 2.6 percent more water in January compared with the same month in 2020, according to state data. The figures for February and March are unlikely to be much better.
San Joaquin County has avoided the worst impacts of the drought, which has cost California $1.7 billion and more than 14,000 jobs, a recent report found. Surface water conditions in the San Joaquin Valley are less severe than during the 2012-16 drought, and are better in the north valley than in the south, the report by University of […]
From afar, the rows of knobby grapevines blend into the landscape of pink-blossomed almond trees and fragrant citrus. But get up close and you’ll see something strange: The trunks of the vines are standing in several inches of glistening, precious water. These grapes, at the Kearney Agricultural Research Center in California’s San Joaquin Valley, are part of […]
Martha Guzman recalls those awful days working on water and other issues as a deputy legislative secretary for then-Gov. Jerry Brown. California was mired in a recession and the state’s finances were deep in the red. Parks were cut, schools were cut, programs were cut to try to balance a troubled state budget in what […]
Amid a historic drought in California, water conservation rebates were increased by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Thursday, offering residential customers $500 rebates for high-efficiency clothes-washer purchases and $250 for water-efficient toilet purchases. The rebates were previously $400 for high-efficiency washers, which use up to 55% less water than standard ones. According […]
On Thursday, the State Department of Water Resources, DWR, announced it second round of allocation for the ongoing repairs of the Friant-Kern Canal, this time allocating $29.8 million. In November of last year, DWR announced an initial allocation of $39.2 million for the Friant-Kern Canal repairs. The funds being allocated by DWR were included in […]
Why Californians Have Been Saving Less Water in 2022
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Soumya KarlamanglaThe latest figures on California’s water conservation are in, and they’re pretty dismal. Despite calls to reduce consumption during our punishing drought, Californians used 2.6 percent more water in January compared with the same month in 2020, according to state data. The figures for February and March are unlikely to be much better.
San Joaquin County Agricultural Industry Has Avoided Worst of California’s Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Recordnet.comby Aaron LeathleySan Joaquin County has avoided the worst impacts of the drought, which has cost California $1.7 billion and more than 14,000 jobs, a recent report found. Surface water conditions in the San Joaquin Valley are less severe than during the 2012-16 drought, and are better in the north valley than in the south, the report by University of […]
The Deceptively Simple Plan to Replenish California’s Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /National Geographicby Alejandra BorundaFrom afar, the rows of knobby grapevines blend into the landscape of pink-blossomed almond trees and fragrant citrus. But get up close and you’ll see something strange: The trunks of the vines are standing in several inches of glistening, precious water. These grapes, at the Kearney Agricultural Research Center in California’s San Joaquin Valley, are part of […]
New EPA Regional Administrator Tackles Water Needs with a Wealth of Experience and $1 Billion in Federal Funding
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water (Water Education Foundation)by Douglas E. BeemanMartha Guzman recalls those awful days working on water and other issues as a deputy legislative secretary for then-Gov. Jerry Brown. California was mired in a recession and the state’s finances were deep in the red. Parks were cut, schools were cut, programs were cut to try to balance a troubled state budget in what […]
LADWP Water Conservation Rebates Increase Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC 4by City News ServiceAmid a historic drought in California, water conservation rebates were increased by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Thursday, offering residential customers $500 rebates for high-efficiency clothes-washer purchases and $250 for water-efficient toilet purchases. The rebates were previously $400 for high-efficiency washers, which use up to 55% less water than standard ones. According […]
State Allocates Another $29.8 Million to Friant-Kern Repairs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Porterville RecorderOn Thursday, the State Department of Water Resources, DWR, announced it second round of allocation for the ongoing repairs of the Friant-Kern Canal, this time allocating $29.8 million. In November of last year, DWR announced an initial allocation of $39.2 million for the Friant-Kern Canal repairs. The funds being allocated by DWR were included in […]