Shattering the stillness of a frigid January moonlit sky, the sunrise’s amber aura glimmers over the Tinajas Altas mountain range — giving way to a sandscape of semi-succulent shrubs. The sun’s increasingly insistent rays animate an otherwise desolate desert corridor that links the city of Yuma, Arizona, to the San Luis Port of Entry along […]
Life in Tooleville wasn’t easy before the latest drought. Residents of this tiny, two-road farmworker community, tucked into the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills in eastern Tulare County, have been living on bottled water since 2014 because its two wells are contaminated with hexavalent chromium. Then in July, one of those wells started to […]
The Marin Municipal Water District approved $2.2 million Monday for designs and analysis of a proposed emergency pipeline to carry water into Marin County, the Marin Independent Journal reports. The proposed pipeline would carry water from Central Valley to Marin County over the Richmond-San Rafael bridge.
In 2014, in the middle of a severe drought that would test California’s complex water storage system like never before, voters told the state to borrow $7.5 billion and use part of it to build projects to stockpile more water. Seven years later, that drought has come and gone, replaced by an even hotter and […]
Near Southern California’s dying Salton Sea, a canopy next to a geothermal power plant covers large containers of salty water left behind after super-hot liquid is drilled from deep underground to run steam turbines. The containers connect to tubes that spit out what looks like dishwater, but it’s lithium, a critical component of rechargeable batteries […]
Right now, Congress is debating needed investments in our water system decades in the making. While the Senate’s compromise bill passed earlier this month includes billions for lead pipe replacement and helping communities prepare for future drought and floods, the bill falls short of ensuring all families can turn their tap on and access safe, […]
Could Desalination Play a Role in the Future of the Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /GreenBizby Sharon UdasinShattering the stillness of a frigid January moonlit sky, the sunrise’s amber aura glimmers over the Tinajas Altas mountain range — giving way to a sandscape of semi-succulent shrubs. The sun’s increasingly insistent rays animate an otherwise desolate desert corridor that links the city of Yuma, Arizona, to the San Luis Port of Entry along […]
How Drought Pressured California to Mandate Consolidation, Drinking Water for Tooleville
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Jesse VadLife in Tooleville wasn’t easy before the latest drought. Residents of this tiny, two-road farmworker community, tucked into the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills in eastern Tulare County, have been living on bottled water since 2014 because its two wells are contaminated with hexavalent chromium. Then in July, one of those wells started to […]
Marin Water District OKs $2.2 Million For Pipeline Design: Report
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Patch.comby Michelle Rotuno-JohnsonThe Marin Municipal Water District approved $2.2 million Monday for designs and analysis of a proposed emergency pipeline to carry water into Marin County, the Marin Independent Journal reports. The proposed pipeline would carry water from Central Valley to Marin County over the Richmond-San Rafael bridge.
California Moves Slowly on Water Projects Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Adam BeamIn 2014, in the middle of a severe drought that would test California’s complex water storage system like never before, voters told the state to borrow $7.5 billion and use part of it to build projects to stockpile more water. Seven years later, that drought has come and gone, replaced by an even hotter and […]
Lithium Fuels Hopes for Revival on California’s Largest Lake
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Elliot SpagatNear Southern California’s dying Salton Sea, a canopy next to a geothermal power plant covers large containers of salty water left behind after super-hot liquid is drilled from deep underground to run steam turbines. The containers connect to tubes that spit out what looks like dishwater, but it’s lithium, a critical component of rechargeable batteries […]
Opinion: Priced Out and Shut Off: Tackling Water Affordability
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Michael Mcafee and Susana De AndaRight now, Congress is debating needed investments in our water system decades in the making. While the Senate’s compromise bill passed earlier this month includes billions for lead pipe replacement and helping communities prepare for future drought and floods, the bill falls short of ensuring all families can turn their tap on and access safe, […]