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 […]
Federal authorities have moved to reverse a Trump administration decision that cleared the way for Cadiz Inc. to pipe water across public land in the California desert. The request filed in federal court Friday, which must still be granted, could deal a blow to the company’s decades-long effort to pump groundwater from beneath its desert […]
The western United States has built their water infrastructure on a melting foundation, and unless we do something about global warming, scientists worry the consequences will be catastrophic.
The new infrastructure law signed by President Biden includes almost $50 billion to protect communities against climate change, the largest such investment in United States history and a recognition that the effects of warming are outpacing America’s ability to cope. Mr. Biden has insisted that at least 40 percent of the benefits of federal climate […]
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) amended a federal permit application last week to change to the preferred tunnel route for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), a move that has Delta advocates questioning DWR’s long-term plans for the South Delta. The agency said the move was necessary to align the federal permit application […]
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 […]
Biden Administration Moves to Scrap Cadiz Water Pipeline Right-Of-Way Permit, Cleared by Trump
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Alex Wigglesworth, Ian JamesFederal authorities have moved to reverse a Trump administration decision that cleared the way for Cadiz Inc. to pipe water across public land in the California desert. The request filed in federal court Friday, which must still be granted, could deal a blow to the company’s decades-long effort to pump groundwater from beneath its desert […]
‘Snow Drought’ is Threatening the Western US, and That Could Become a Massive Problem
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Science Alertby Carly CassellaThe western United States has built their water infrastructure on a melting foundation, and unless we do something about global warming, scientists worry the consequences will be catastrophic.
Billions for Climate Protection Fuel New Debate: Who Deserves It Most
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /New York Timesby Christopher FlavelleThe new infrastructure law signed by President Biden includes almost $50 billion to protect communities against climate change, the largest such investment in United States history and a recognition that the effects of warming are outpacing America’s ability to cope. Mr. Biden has insisted that at least 40 percent of the benefits of federal climate […]
Water Agency Amends Plans for Delta Tunnel
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Brentwood Pressby Tony KukulichThe California Department of Water Resources (DWR) amended a federal permit application last week to change to the preferred tunnel route for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), a move that has Delta advocates questioning DWR’s long-term plans for the South Delta. The agency said the move was necessary to align the federal permit application […]