The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which is the main wholesale water provider in Santa Clara County, on June 9 declared a drought emergency and called on all residents to reduce water use 15% from 2019 levels to preserve supplies. In August, the most recent month for which data is available, countywide water use dropped […]
Following nearly two years of litigation regarding Trump-era water policy, the federal government has until Oct. 14 to come up a plan to balance competing needs for the precious resource. A minute order from District Judge Dale A. Drozd from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California extended by two weeks […]
Drought conditions have eased up a bit from this time last year, but as the calendar turns on Colorado’s water year, worries about a dry winter still loom, the state’s assistant climatologist says. That’s not to say Colorado isn’t parched. Most of the state remains in drought, including the Eastern Plains, which spent much of […]
Outlook maps for October temperature and precipitation in the U.S. offer a glimmer of hope for California and parts of the West. For the first time in months, California’s precipitation outlook map isn’t colored a desiccated brown, indicating drier-than-normal conditions. Likewise, the temperature outlook map isn’t glowing red, resembling a stove-top burner set on high.
California’s agricultural empire is facing a shakeup, as a state law comes into effect that will limit many farmers’ access to water. The seven-year-old law is supposed to stop the over-pumping from depleted aquifers, and some farmers — the largest users of that water — concede the limits are overdue.
Climate change is poised to result in a worldwide water crisis, and international institutions and governments have not done enough to prepare, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
California Drought: Which Cities in Santa Clara County are Saving the Most and the Least Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersThe Santa Clara Valley Water District, which is the main wholesale water provider in Santa Clara County, on June 9 declared a drought emergency and called on all residents to reduce water use 15% from 2019 levels to preserve supplies. In August, the most recent month for which data is available, countywide water use dropped […]
Trump-Era Water Opinions in the Air as Biden Considers New Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Business Journalby Edward SmithFollowing nearly two years of litigation regarding Trump-era water policy, the federal government has until Oct. 14 to come up a plan to balance competing needs for the precious resource. A minute order from District Judge Dale A. Drozd from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California extended by two weeks […]
Colorado Heads Into Snowpack Season With Low Reservoirs — but a Twinge of Hope
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Colorado Sunby David GilbertDrought conditions have eased up a bit from this time last year, but as the calendar turns on Colorado’s water year, worries about a dry winter still loom, the state’s assistant climatologist says. That’s not to say Colorado isn’t parched. Most of the state remains in drought, including the Eastern Plains, which spent much of […]
California and the West Can See Small Glimmers of Hope in Weather Outlooks for October
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Paul DuginskiOutlook maps for October temperature and precipitation in the U.S. offer a glimmer of hope for California and parts of the West. For the first time in months, California’s precipitation outlook map isn’t colored a desiccated brown, indicating drier-than-normal conditions. Likewise, the temperature outlook map isn’t glowing red, resembling a stove-top burner set on high.
New Protections for California’s Aquifers Are Reshaping the State’s Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NPRby Dan CharlesCalifornia’s agricultural empire is facing a shakeup, as a state law comes into effect that will limit many farmers’ access to water. The seven-year-old law is supposed to stop the over-pumping from depleted aquifers, and some farmers — the largest users of that water — concede the limits are overdue.
Un Agency Warns of Looming Global Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Zack BudrykClimate change is poised to result in a worldwide water crisis, and international institutions and governments have not done enough to prepare, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).