With more than a million acres burned fairly early in the fire season, California is entering uncharted territory as the record dry conditions that have fueled so much destruction will soon combine with seasonal winds that fire officials fear will bring unprecedented dangers. Officials have attributed warming temperatures and worsening drought to the explosive growth of fires, […]
As the drought crisis worsens throughout California, Fresno and Clovis leaders, as well as residents, are answering the challenge. Both cities are recycling water through “purple pipe” systems to offset non-potable usages like landscape irrigation, cooling towers, and agricultural irrigation.
Californians could soon face mandatory statewide water restrictions — but likely not until the end of September, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. The timing suggests the governor may be trying to avoid unpopular mandates before the Sept. 14 recall election — but California’s devastating drought and ever-expanding fire season have their own schedules. Around 51,000 Californians could wake up this […]
Western water scarcity is prompting big law firms in the Colorado River Basin to advise their clients to pursue conservation measures — but also to buy more water. A projected shortage and first-ever water cuts announced Monday by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation means that cities, industry, and commercial businesses need to prepare for […]
Cropless fields, fishless rivers, burning forests, empty reservoirs and powerless dams — either you’ve seen the headlines, or you’re living it. America’s West has run out of water. For most of us, this is a reckoning moment. Water exists in abundance. It’s cheap, free-flowing and limitless. We’re quite literally swimming in the stuff. But suddenly, […]
Kelly O’Brien’s drinking water well had been in its death throes for days before its pump finally gave out over Memorial Day weekend. It wasn’t a quiet death at O’Brien’s home in Glenn County, about 100 miles north of Sacramento. Spigots rattled. Faucets sputtered. The drinking water turned rusty with sediment. In the end, two […]
California Faces Unprecedented Dangers as Record Heat, Dryness Combine With Fierce Winds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith, Lila Seidman, Hailey Branson-PottsWith more than a million acres burned fairly early in the fire season, California is entering uncharted territory as the record dry conditions that have fueled so much destruction will soon combine with seasonal winds that fire officials fear will bring unprecedented dangers. Officials have attributed warming temperatures and worsening drought to the explosive growth of fires, […]
Fresno, Clovis Battle Drought With ‘Purple Pipe’ Water. Toilet-to-Tap Next?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /GV Wireby Liz JuarezAs the drought crisis worsens throughout California, Fresno and Clovis leaders, as well as residents, are answering the challenge. Both cities are recycling water through “purple pipe” systems to offset non-potable usages like landscape irrigation, cooling towers, and agricultural irrigation.
Newsom: Statewide Water Restrictions Possible
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Emily HoevenCalifornians could soon face mandatory statewide water restrictions — but likely not until the end of September, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. The timing suggests the governor may be trying to avoid unpopular mandates before the Sept. 14 recall election — but California’s devastating drought and ever-expanding fire season have their own schedules. Around 51,000 Californians could wake up this […]
Buy Water as Western Shortages Continue, Attorneys Say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Tripp BaltzWestern water scarcity is prompting big law firms in the Colorado River Basin to advise their clients to pursue conservation measures — but also to buy more water. A projected shortage and first-ever water cuts announced Monday by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation means that cities, industry, and commercial businesses need to prepare for […]
The Drought Is Drying Up California’s Economy: Who’s Responsible For Opening The Floodgates?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Forbesby David LynchCropless fields, fishless rivers, burning forests, empty reservoirs and powerless dams — either you’ve seen the headlines, or you’re living it. America’s West has run out of water. For most of us, this is a reckoning moment. Water exists in abundance. It’s cheap, free-flowing and limitless. We’re quite literally swimming in the stuff. But suddenly, […]
California Enacted a Groundwater Law 7 Years Ago. But Wells Are Still Drying Up — and the Threat Is Spreading
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerKelly O’Brien’s drinking water well had been in its death throes for days before its pump finally gave out over Memorial Day weekend. It wasn’t a quiet death at O’Brien’s home in Glenn County, about 100 miles north of Sacramento. Spigots rattled. Faucets sputtered. The drinking water turned rusty with sediment. In the end, two […]