Las Vegas, known for its searing summertime heat and glitzy casino fountains, is projected to get even hotter in the coming years as climate change intensifies. As temperatures rise, water demand for the desert community is expected to spike. That is not good news in a fast-growing region that depends largely on a limited supply […]
Colorado River water managers could be pulled back to the negotiating table as soon as next year to keep its biggest reservoirs from declining further. The 2019 Drought Contingency Plan was meant to give the U.S. and Mexican states that depend on the river a roadmap to manage water shortages. That plan requires the river’s […]
Wrangling a 25-foot-long tube of straw up a steep hillside studded with charred pine trees, three volunteer workers placed it in a shallow trench that had been dug along the slope. Locked in place with wooden stakes, the sausage-like tube was part of an effort to avoid a potentially large and long-term problem with the […]
As farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley struggle to irrigate crops and weather an ever-worsening historic drought, a bit of relief could be on the horizon courtesy of farmers in the north Valley. But it could be all for naught if Federal water managers don’t sign-off. What’s at stake? A proposed […]
Help may be on the horizon for the about 700 residents of East Orosi dependent on bottled water. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has directed county staff to begin negotiating the scope of work and a budget with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water for the county to take control […]
San Jose’s largest retail water provider on Tuesday announced new rules aimed at increasing water conservation as the state’s drought worsens and reservoir levels drop — chief among them a limit on watering lawns and landscaping to no more than two days a week. San Jose Water Company, which serves 1 million people who live […]
As Climate Change Turns Up The Heat in Las Vegas, Water Managers Try to Wring New Savings to Stretch Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water (Water Education Foundation)by Gary PitzerLas Vegas, known for its searing summertime heat and glitzy casino fountains, is projected to get even hotter in the coming years as climate change intensifies. As temperatures rise, water demand for the desert community is expected to spike. That is not good news in a fast-growing region that depends largely on a limited supply […]
Another Dry Year on the Colorado River Could Force States, Feds Back to Negotiating Table
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNCby Luke RunyonColorado River water managers could be pulled back to the negotiating table as soon as next year to keep its biggest reservoirs from declining further. The 2019 Drought Contingency Plan was meant to give the U.S. and Mexican states that depend on the river a roadmap to manage water shortages. That plan requires the river’s […]
Wildfires Threaten Urban Water Supplies, Long After the Flames Are Out
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Henry FountainWrangling a 25-foot-long tube of straw up a steep hillside studded with charred pine trees, three volunteer workers placed it in a shallow trench that had been dug along the slope. Locked in place with wooden stakes, the sausage-like tube was part of an effort to avoid a potentially large and long-term problem with the […]
Valley’s Westside Farmers are Angling for a Water Lifeline. Federal Water Officials Could Cut it Off.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sunby Alex TavlianAs farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley struggle to irrigate crops and weather an ever-worsening historic drought, a bit of relief could be on the horizon courtesy of farmers in the north Valley. But it could be all for naught if Federal water managers don’t sign-off. What’s at stake? A proposed […]
Tulare County Takes Over East Orosi Water System
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sun Gazetteby Ben IrwinHelp may be on the horizon for the about 700 residents of East Orosi dependent on bottled water. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has directed county staff to begin negotiating the scope of work and a budget with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water for the county to take control […]
San Jose: New Drought Rules Limit Lawn Watering to Two Days a Week
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersSan Jose’s largest retail water provider on Tuesday announced new rules aimed at increasing water conservation as the state’s drought worsens and reservoir levels drop — chief among them a limit on watering lawns and landscaping to no more than two days a week. San Jose Water Company, which serves 1 million people who live […]