It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking in there. That’s because research has increasingly revealed that heavy metals, radioactive substances, and harmful PFAS (“forever chemicals”) are present in our water systems. “It turns out millions of people have PFAS in […]
For the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers and urban water consumers have to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. To the fullest extent possible, rain and snow falling on watersheds must proceed unimpaired from the mountains to the ocean, and if water is reserved in reservoirs, releases of the […]
Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use objectives.” And beginning January 1, 2027, the regulations require urban retail water suppliers to annually demonstrate compliance with those objectives. The […]
Buckle up for another potentially dangerous peak wildfire season in the San Diego area. “We’ve only had about 50% of the normal rainfall, and temperatures are expected to be warm as we get into this summer,” Brian D’Agostino, meteorologist and vice president of wildfire and climate science at San Diego Gas & Electric, said Monday.
A year of average precipitation gave California’s groundwater supplies a significant boost, according to a state analysis released Tuesday. California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30, the state’s 2024 water year. That’s about half the storage capacity of Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir.
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD CRISIS: The situation on the Colorado River — the water supply for 40 million Westerners and half of all Californians — is dire. The waterway’s flows have shrunk 20 percent since the turn of the century and climate scientists say it’s not unreasonable to think that another 20 percent could […]
Forever Chemicals Are in Your Drinking Water: Here’s How Worried to Be—And What to Do About It
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Fortuneby Ani FreedmanIt’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking in there. That’s because research has increasingly revealed that heavy metals, radioactive substances, and harmful PFAS (“forever chemicals”) are present in our water systems. “It turns out millions of people have PFAS in […]
OPINION: The Grand Water Bargain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /The California Globeby Edward RingFor the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers and urban water consumers have to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. To the fullest extent possible, rain and snow falling on watersheds must proceed unimpaired from the mountains to the ocean, and if water is reserved in reservoirs, releases of the […]
Every Drop Counts: Urban Water Retailers and the Future of California Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /National Law Reviewby David L. Osias, Tara E. PaulBeginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use objectives.” And beginning January 1, 2027, the regulations require urban retail water suppliers to annually demonstrate compliance with those objectives. The […]
‘Above-Normal Fire Potential’: SDG&E Prepares for Peak Wildfire Season
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiBuckle up for another potentially dangerous peak wildfire season in the San Diego area. “We’ve only had about 50% of the normal rainfall, and temperatures are expected to be warm as we get into this summer,” Brian D’Agostino, meteorologist and vice president of wildfire and climate science at San Diego Gas & Electric, said Monday.
California Achieved Significant Groundwater Recharge Last Year, State Report Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesA year of average precipitation gave California’s groundwater supplies a significant boost, according to a state analysis released Tuesday. California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30, the state’s 2024 water year. That’s about half the storage capacity of Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir.
Colorado River Crunch Gives Cadiz an Opening
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /Politicoby Annie Snider and Camille Von KaenelTHERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD CRISIS: The situation on the Colorado River — the water supply for 40 million Westerners and half of all Californians — is dire. The waterway’s flows have shrunk 20 percent since the turn of the century and climate scientists say it’s not unreasonable to think that another 20 percent could […]