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.
Feds Say He Masterminded an Epic California Water Heist. Some Farmers Say He’s Their Robin Hood
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica GarrisonRobert Zavala was fresh out of the Marines and looking to escape dead-end work at a poultry plant in the early 1990s when his old baseball coach — now the head of a local water district — swooped to the rescue with a job offer.
Sacramento Delta Stewards Eye Climate Change Protection for Levees, Habitats
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonThe Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta faces significant challenges affecting the health of its waterways and ecosystem, and stewards say state agencies must accelerate efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change and a growing urban landscape.
Water Agency Gives $182M to Two Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Fernando Valley Business Journalby Howard FineTwo massive local water purification projects set to begin construction within the next 18 months have received up to $182 million from water wholesaler Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
‘Right’ to Clean Air and Water Tested in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Patchby Toni McAllisterShould the right to clean air and water and a healthy environment be enshrined in the California Constitution?
How City of Phoenix, CAP Are Addressing Water Supply Issues
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Cronkite Newsby Huston Dunston Jr.Arizona, much like California and other states with large deserts, is having an issue with dwindling Colorado River water levels. With so many people living in and moving to Arizona, specifically the Phoenix area, state and local agencies are working toward water solutions, including expanding the Bartlett Dam and adding new infrastructure.
Feds to Install Solar Panels Over Western Canals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Farm Progressby Tim HeardenThe U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill. Planned projects include a $15 million pilot with the University of California, Merced to deploy up to three floating solar technologies in the Delta-Mendota Canal to assess the viability, costs […]