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, […]
High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S. Department of Defense records that an environmental group released Tuesday. The Environmental Working Group said PFAS, an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have oozed into the Great Lakes and pose […]
Madera County is running out of time as groundwater levels plummet to new depths. Wells are going dry everywhere. Drillers have months-long waitlists. Residents are scrambling for water tanks. And farmers will soon face a reckoning after agriculture’s footprint, particularly nut trees, has more than doubled in the past 50 years — far outpacing irrigation […]
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, […]
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Groundwater Near Military Bases
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby John FlesherHigh levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S. Department of Defense records that an environmental group released Tuesday. The Environmental Working Group said PFAS, an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have oozed into the Great Lakes and pose […]
Madera County Residents and Farmers Face Groundwater Challenge of a Lifetime
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Danielle BergstromMadera County is running out of time as groundwater levels plummet to new depths. Wells are going dry everywhere. Drillers have months-long waitlists. Residents are scrambling for water tanks. And farmers will soon face a reckoning after agriculture’s footprint, particularly nut trees, has more than doubled in the past 50 years — far outpacing irrigation […]