The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the state’s Public Utilities Commission’s 2020 order that stopped water companies from using certain surcharges when their revenue falls short because of conservation efforts. The court agreed with a group of water companies that the commission hadn’t clearly informed them that it would consider eliminating the so-called decoupling mechanisms — […]
The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in direct response to weather conditions like heavy rain, called ephemeral streams, on average contribute 55 percent of the water in regional river systems in the United States, researchers report in the June 28 Science.
After years of deliberation, California water officials have adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state. According to officials, the Making Conservation a California Way of Life framework will help save 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040 — enough to supply more than 1.4 million households for a […]
Can wastewater be made potable again on a mass scale? Water-district managers in California think so. At a wastewater treatment plant in Carson in the Los Angeles area, scientists and engineers have been fine-tuning their purification process since 2019. The facility — known as the Grace F. Napolitano Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center — […]
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $179 million will be invested in water reuse projects across the American West. According to CleanTechnica, these projects will be centered in California and Utah, areas that often struggle with drought. Projects receiving funding include water recycling in Los Angeles and Ventura, California, groundwater replenishment in Los Angeles, and water reuse initiatives in […]
The federal government and Imperial Irrigation District on Friday unveiled a key environmental assessment of a potential huge Colorado River conservation deal that could save nearly 1 million acre-feet of water through 2026 — and yield the agency and area farmers as much as $700 million in public funds. Growers said they’re ready to begin […]
California Supreme Court Reverses Public Utilities Commission on Water Surcharges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Courthouse News Serviceby Edvard PetterssonThe California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the state’s Public Utilities Commission’s 2020 order that stopped water companies from using certain surcharges when their revenue falls short because of conservation efforts. The court agreed with a group of water companies that the commission hadn’t clearly informed them that it would consider eliminating the so-called decoupling mechanisms — […]
Federally Unprotected Streams Contribute Most of the Water to U.S. Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Science Newsby Claire YuanThe dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in direct response to weather conditions like heavy rain, called ephemeral streams, on average contribute 55 percent of the water in regional river systems in the United States, researchers report in the June 28 Science.
California Adopts Sweeping Statewide Water Conservation Framework
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithAfter years of deliberation, California water officials have adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state. According to officials, the Making Conservation a California Way of Life framework will help save 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040 — enough to supply more than 1.4 million households for a […]
Hoping to Reduce Colorado River Dependency, Southern California Bets Big on Wastewater Recycling
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Courthouse News Serviceby Edvard PetterssonCan wastewater be made potable again on a mass scale? Water-district managers in California think so. At a wastewater treatment plant in Carson in the Los Angeles area, scientists and engineers have been fine-tuning their purification process since 2019. The facility — known as the Grace F. Napolitano Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center — […]
Over $100 Million is Going Toward Projects to Combat Drought and Climate Change — here’s What’s Being Done
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Cool Downby Sarah WinfreyThanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $179 million will be invested in water reuse projects across the American West. According to CleanTechnica, these projects will be centered in California and Utah, areas that often struggle with drought. Projects receiving funding include water recycling in Los Angeles and Ventura, California, groundwater replenishment in Los Angeles, and water reuse initiatives in […]
Feds Tout Colorado River Deal Despite Concern Over Residents, Wildlife Near Salton Sea
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Desert Sunby Janet WilsonThe federal government and Imperial Irrigation District on Friday unveiled a key environmental assessment of a potential huge Colorado River conservation deal that could save nearly 1 million acre-feet of water through 2026 — and yield the agency and area farmers as much as $700 million in public funds. Growers said they’re ready to begin […]