Aaron Fukuda admits that the 15-acre sunken field behind his office doesn’t look like much. It’s basically a big, wide hole in the ground behind the headquarters of the Tulare Irrigation District, in the southern part of California’s fertile Central Valley. But “for a water resources nerd like myself, it’s a sexy, sexy piece of infrastructure,” […]
Amid California’s worsening drought, Pleasanton city officials on Tuesday are expected to declare a local drought and water shortage emergency, and require residents to reduce their water usage by 15%. The Pleasanton City Council will vote at Tuesday’s meeting. In a report accompanying the council’s agenda, staff urged council members to make such declarations after board […]
Congress approved a government funding bill last week that threw $80 million at the Sites Reservoir in California in order to keep the project on track. The project is meant to hold 1.5 million acre-feet of water for the state to be used during droughts for agriculture, community usage and environmental need, said a press […]
San Joaquin County communities are having their woes compounded as they struggle with the effects of one historic drought while still struggling with the effects of another. With constituents concerned about the ongoing drought and resources available, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, hosted a panel of state and federal experts to discuss the critical situation, its statewide effects […]
The federal Bureau of Reclamation has pledged another $5 million toward drought relief in the Klamath Basin as farmers and other stakeholders in the region continue to grapple with a major shortage of water. Reclamation previously awarded $15 million toward the Klamath Project Drought Response Agency, and the additional $5 million will join those funds. KPDRA […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel. It only makes sense to use Mother Nature’s flood […]
Water Is Scarce in California. But Farmers Have Found Ways to Store It Underground
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NPRby Dan CharlesAaron Fukuda admits that the 15-acre sunken field behind his office doesn’t look like much. It’s basically a big, wide hole in the ground behind the headquarters of the Tulare Irrigation District, in the southern part of California’s fertile Central Valley. But “for a water resources nerd like myself, it’s a sexy, sexy piece of infrastructure,” […]
Another Bay Area City Is Poised to Declare a Drought Emergency and Mandate Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Jessica FloresAmid California’s worsening drought, Pleasanton city officials on Tuesday are expected to declare a local drought and water shortage emergency, and require residents to reduce their water usage by 15%. The Pleasanton City Council will vote at Tuesday’s meeting. In a report accompanying the council’s agenda, staff urged council members to make such declarations after board […]
Congress Approves $80 Million for Sites Reservoir
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Enterprise Recordby Chico Enterprise-RecordCongress approved a government funding bill last week that threw $80 million at the Sites Reservoir in California in order to keep the project on track. The project is meant to hold 1.5 million acre-feet of water for the state to be used during droughts for agriculture, community usage and environmental need, said a press […]
State and Federal Experts Call for Water Conservation as ‘Exceptional’ Drought Continues,
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Recordby Laura S. DiazSan Joaquin County communities are having their woes compounded as they struggle with the effects of one historic drought while still struggling with the effects of another. With constituents concerned about the ongoing drought and resources available, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, hosted a panel of state and federal experts to discuss the critical situation, its statewide effects […]
Feds Put Another $5 Million Toward Klamath Basin Drought Relief
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC12by Jamie ParfittThe federal Bureau of Reclamation has pledged another $5 million toward drought relief in the Klamath Basin as farmers and other stakeholders in the region continue to grapple with a major shortage of water. Reclamation previously awarded $15 million toward the Klamath Project Drought Response Agency, and the additional $5 million will join those funds. KPDRA […]
Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /U.S. Newsby Travis Loller, Associated PressThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel. It only makes sense to use Mother Nature’s flood […]