Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will visit Las Vegas to discuss the worsening drought during a five-day swing in Western states this week to highlight programs in the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, officials said Monday. The secretary will be in Las Vegas on Dec. 12, according to a Department of Interior release. Details of the […]
More than 140 water districts in the central San Joaquin Valley have yet to apply for state water debt relief, leaving thousands of customers susceptible to water shutoffs after the state’s moratorium expires on Dec. 31. The deadline to apply is Monday at 5 p.m. California residents who fell behind on paying their water bills […]
Desperation over water scarcity has produced any number of schemes to relieve the crisis. But few are as chuckle-headed as a plan to pump groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert and transport it 200 miles to urban Southern California. This is the Cadiz water project, which has been percolating along since the turn of the […]
Arizona and the West could see their water supplies drop by as much as 30% by the middle of the century as warmer temperatures lead to less snowfall, reducing runoff into rivers and reservoirs, changing vegetation cover and altering wildlife habitat. Those are the findings of a team of researchers led by Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn and Alan […]
Hosing off the driveway. Watering lawns within 48 hours of a rainstorm. Washing a car without a shut-off nozzle. Any of those wasteful practices could soon be illegal in drought-stricken California, with fines of up to $500 for violators. Seven months after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most counties in California, his […]
Today, the California Department of Water Resources initiated a $100 million funding program to restore capacity to portions of the California Aqueduct, San Luis Canal, Delta-Mendota Canal, and Friant-Kern Canal lost to land subsidence occurring during the last several decades. “Fixing these canals is an important foundational piece to ensure a reliable and climate resilient […]
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to Visit Las Vegas
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Gary MartinInterior Secretary Deb Haaland will visit Las Vegas to discuss the worsening drought during a five-day swing in Western states this week to highlight programs in the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, officials said Monday. The secretary will be in Las Vegas on Dec. 12, according to a Department of Interior release. Details of the […]
Water Bill Debt Has Hit Valley Families Hard. Help Could Be Coming for Some – But Not All
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Danielle BergstromMore than 140 water districts in the central San Joaquin Valley have yet to apply for state water debt relief, leaving thousands of customers susceptible to water shutoffs after the state’s moratorium expires on Dec. 31. The deadline to apply is Monday at 5 p.m. California residents who fell behind on paying their water bills […]
Opinion: Has Biden Moved to Finally Kill California’s Most Farcical Water Project?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Michael HiltzikDesperation over water scarcity has produced any number of schemes to relieve the crisis. But few are as chuckle-headed as a plan to pump groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert and transport it 200 miles to urban Southern California. This is the Cadiz water project, which has been percolating along since the turn of the […]
What If It’s Too Warm to Snow? Water Managers Across the West Need to Adapt, Report Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Arizona Republicby Lindsey BottsArizona and the West could see their water supplies drop by as much as 30% by the middle of the century as warmer temperatures lead to less snowfall, reducing runoff into rivers and reservoirs, changing vegetation cover and altering wildlife habitat. Those are the findings of a team of researchers led by Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn and Alan […]
California Drought: Wasting Water? You Could Be Hit With a $500 Fine
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersHosing off the driveway. Watering lawns within 48 hours of a rainstorm. Washing a car without a shut-off nozzle. Any of those wasteful practices could soon be illegal in drought-stricken California, with fines of up to $500 for violators. Seven months after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most counties in California, his […]
Department of Water Resources Investing Heavy in Water Facility Rehabilitation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Valley VoiceToday, the California Department of Water Resources initiated a $100 million funding program to restore capacity to portions of the California Aqueduct, San Luis Canal, Delta-Mendota Canal, and Friant-Kern Canal lost to land subsidence occurring during the last several decades. “Fixing these canals is an important foundational piece to ensure a reliable and climate resilient […]