California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Jennifer Pierre Wants More Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelDespite this year’s deep snowpack, record-setting rainstorms and consequently full reservoirs, the 27 water agencies she represents as general manager of the State Water Contractors are getting just 40 percent of their contracted deliveries, as we reported earlier this week.
Sierra Nevada Records Snowiest Day of the Season From Brief but Potent California Storm
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsA weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. The wet weather system had mostly moved out of the state by Sunday morning, but officials warned that roads would remain slick after […]
US Officials Find Weak Security Practices at Water Plants Breached By Pro-Russia Hackers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CNNby Sean LyngaasPro-Russia hackers have exploited shoddy security practices at multiple US water plants in recent cyberattacks that have hit a wider swathe of victims than was previously documented, according to an advisory by US federal agencies obtained by CNN.
America May Have Just Found More Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Newsweekby Robyn WhiteThere may be more drinking water waiting to be found in the Western U.S., a new computer model suggests. The new model uses artificial intelligence (AI) to get better estimations of water supply across large distances in the West. Details on the computer model and its findings were published in Proceedings of the AAAI Conference […]
‘Innovation is the Cornerstone’ of the California Water Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /AgNet Westby StaffGovernor Gavin Newsom, with the support of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and other state agencies, signed into effect new developments for the California Water Plan which details water conservation efforts for the next five years. Newsom said that the state has invested $9 billion in the last three years, and that “I want […]
How A ‘Death Trap’ For Fish In California’s Water System Is Limiting The Pumping Of Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesGiant pumps hum inside a warehouse-like building, pushing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the California Aqueduct, where it travels more than 400 miles south to the taps of over half the state’s population. But lately the powerful motors at the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant have been running at reduced capacity, despite […]