On a recent day in the San Joaquin Valley, the rain falling outside was cause for celebration for Aaron Fukuda. “For us, water is a mood,” Fukuda, president of the Tulare Irrigation District, said over the phone. As a third consecutive dry year sets in on California, drought has become a source of stress and […]
Green lawns, old appliances and leaky pipes all consume significant amounts of California’s water, and researchers have calculated in a new study that the state could reduce water use by more than 30% in cities and suburbs by investing in measures to use water more efficiently. The study by the Pacific Institute, a water think […]
Concerned about diminishing water supplies this summer and a failure of the public to hit conservation targets, Santa Clara County’s largest water agency is moving forward with plans to ask the county’s 2 million residents to water landscaping no more than two days a week, down from the current three days. Last June, the Santa […]
According to government officials, security experts and persistent media reports, all signs indicate that cybersecurity is an issue that is here to stay and puts U.S. infrastructure squarely in the crosshairs of hackers and foreign governments. Recently the issue has been heightened by the war in Ukraine and has increased concerns about a potential Russian […]
Northern California is suffering when it comes to extreme drought conditions, very little snow and a wildfire season predicted to start much earlier. Last year, more than 2.5 million acres burned in that state, and officials fear it could be as bad this year, if not worse. An Axios report noted that already this year, […]
Farms that rely on irrigation from a depleted, federally managed lake on the California-Oregon border, along with a Native American tribe fighting to protect fragile salmon, will both receive extremely limited amounts of water this summer as a historic drought and record-low reservoir levels drag on in the U.S. West. More than 1,000 farmers and […]
As California Gets Its Final Winter Rains, Drought Is Setting Up a Water Battle
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PBSby Cresencio Rodriguez-DelgadoOn a recent day in the San Joaquin Valley, the rain falling outside was cause for celebration for Aaron Fukuda. “For us, water is a mood,” Fukuda, president of the Tulare Irrigation District, said over the phone. As a third consecutive dry year sets in on California, drought has become a source of stress and […]
California Could Shrink Water Use in Cities by 30% or More, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesGreen lawns, old appliances and leaky pipes all consume significant amounts of California’s water, and researchers have calculated in a new study that the state could reduce water use by more than 30% in cities and suburbs by investing in measures to use water more efficiently. The study by the Pacific Institute, a water think […]
Lawn Watering Crackdown Coming to Santa Clara County as Drought Worsens?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersConcerned about diminishing water supplies this summer and a failure of the public to hit conservation targets, Santa Clara County’s largest water agency is moving forward with plans to ask the county’s 2 million residents to water landscaping no more than two days a week, down from the current three days. Last June, the Santa […]
High Tech, High Stakes: How Vulnerable to Cyberattacks is U.S. Water Infrastructure?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Finance & Managementby Andrew FarrAccording to government officials, security experts and persistent media reports, all signs indicate that cybersecurity is an issue that is here to stay and puts U.S. infrastructure squarely in the crosshairs of hackers and foreign governments. Recently the issue has been heightened by the war in Ukraine and has increased concerns about a potential Russian […]
California, Utah and Other Western States Face Scary Wildfire Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Newsby Amy Joi O'DonoghueNorthern California is suffering when it comes to extreme drought conditions, very little snow and a wildfire season predicted to start much earlier. Last year, more than 2.5 million acres burned in that state, and officials fear it could be as bad this year, if not worse. An Axios report noted that already this year, […]
Farms, Fish on Dry California-Oregon Border See Scant Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Gillian FlaccusFarms that rely on irrigation from a depleted, federally managed lake on the California-Oregon border, along with a Native American tribe fighting to protect fragile salmon, will both receive extremely limited amounts of water this summer as a historic drought and record-low reservoir levels drag on in the U.S. West. More than 1,000 farmers and […]