As a measure of both the nation’s creaking infrastructure and the severity of the drought gripping California there is the $5 shower. That’s how much Ian Roth, the owner of the Seagull Inn, a bed-and-breakfast in this tourist town three hours north of San Francisco, spends on water every time a guest washes for five […]
Anti-government activists seemed primed for a violent clash with federal authorities this summer in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border. The federal Bureau of Reclamation had shut off water for most of the region’s 1,400 farms, denying access to the same irrigation canal in Klamath Falls, Ore., where during a drought two decades earlier, […]
Napa Valley Country Club golf course is lush and green, thanks to the purple pipe. A two-year drought is helping to boost Napa County’s recycled water use to record levels. The Napa Sanitation District wastewater treatment plant provides enough non-potable irrigation water annually to fill St. Helena’s Bell Canyon reservoir and more. Napa Valley Country […]
Drought across the Western U.S. has forced California to ration water to farms. Hydroelectric dams barely work. The smallest spark — from a lawnmower or even a flat tire — can explode into a wildfire. While this region has always had dry summers, they’re supposed to follow a pattern that leads to relief with the arrival of the […]
On any given day a small group of farmers gather behind Jimmy’s One Stop on Airport Way, kick back in resin patio chairs and shoot the breeze under a canopy of ragged trees. If they glance to the east they can see the future of Manteca — as well as farmers in the South San […]
Small Towns Grow Desperate for Water in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Thomas FullerAs a measure of both the nation’s creaking infrastructure and the severity of the drought gripping California there is the $5 shower. That’s how much Ian Roth, the owner of the Seagull Inn, a bed-and-breakfast in this tourist town three hours north of San Francisco, spends on water every time a guest washes for five […]
California, Oregon Braced for Another Extremist Water Rebellion. Why It’s Calm, So Far
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowAnti-government activists seemed primed for a violent clash with federal authorities this summer in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border. The federal Bureau of Reclamation had shut off water for most of the region’s 1,400 farms, denying access to the same irrigation canal in Klamath Falls, Ore., where during a drought two decades earlier, […]
Napa County Recycled Water Used at Record Levels Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Napa Valley Registerby Barry EberlingNapa Valley Country Club golf course is lush and green, thanks to the purple pipe. A two-year drought is helping to boost Napa County’s recycled water use to record levels. The Napa Sanitation District wastewater treatment plant provides enough non-potable irrigation water annually to fill St. Helena’s Bell Canyon reservoir and more. Napa Valley Country […]
California’s Dry Season is Turning Into a Permanent State of Being
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Greenby David R Baker, Brian K Sullivan, Josh SaulDrought across the Western U.S. has forced California to ration water to farms. Hydroelectric dams barely work. The smallest spark — from a lawnmower or even a flat tire — can explode into a wildfire. While this region has always had dry summers, they’re supposed to follow a pattern that leads to relief with the arrival of the […]
Stanislaus River Basin Suffering from Its 5th Driest Year Since 1901
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Manteca/Ripon Bulletinby Dennis WyattOn any given day a small group of farmers gather behind Jimmy’s One Stop on Airport Way, kick back in resin patio chairs and shoot the breeze under a canopy of ragged trees. If they glance to the east they can see the future of Manteca — as well as farmers in the South San […]
How Dry are Our Lakes as Drought Continues On Central and South Coasts?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KCLU Santa Barbaraby Caroline FeradayThe Central and South Coasts are once again experiencing a drought. We take a look at how it’s affecting one part of our region’s water supply.