Amid deepening anxieties over worsening drought conditions throughout California, Marin County officials declared a state of emergency Tuesday. The unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors makes the county eligible for state funding and other resources as residents brace for a hot, dry summer. Parched conditions are already “severely affecting” West Marin farms, the county said, where […]
California lawmakers should take prompt action before drought conditions worsen by sending emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities in parched regions of the state, legislative advisers say. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report last week providing recommendations on how to address increasingly dry conditions throughout the state. Based on an analysis of the state’s previous […]
As more of California sinks into extreme drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to appropriate billions of dollars to address critical water needs. In the “May revise”—an update to the budget proposal he initially submitted to the Legislature in January—Newsom proposes to spend nearly $3.5 billion on water supply and resilience projects, with […]
A dangerous cyberattack on critical U.S. infrastructure this month has underscored the ongoing threat that these kinds of attacks pose to drinking water systems, and the president has taken notice. The FBI has confirmed that hackers successfully forced the Colonial Pipeline, which provides gasoline and jet fuel to much of the East Coast, to shut […]
Lake Shasta this summer is facing possibly its lowest level in at least 44 years, and that could be bad news for the people who rely on it for drinking and irrigation water, as well as endangered salmon that depend on it to survive. Dam operators have to go all the way back to 1977 […]
With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or no supplies look to their counterparts in other districts to negotiate water transfers to add whatever flexibility they can. Districts on the west side of the Central Valley, both north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, face the prospect […]
Marin County Declares Local Emergency Over Drought Conditions: ‘Grim and Deteriorating’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Dominic FracassaAmid deepening anxieties over worsening drought conditions throughout California, Marin County officials declared a state of emergency Tuesday. The unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors makes the county eligible for state funding and other resources as residents brace for a hot, dry summer. Parched conditions are already “severely affecting” West Marin farms, the county said, where […]
Emergency Water Urged for Rural Latino Communities Before California Drought Worsens
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Jessica FloresCalifornia lawmakers should take prompt action before drought conditions worsen by sending emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities in parched regions of the state, legislative advisers say. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report last week providing recommendations on how to address increasingly dry conditions throughout the state. Based on an analysis of the state’s previous […]
State Proposes to Add Funding for Water Goals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgAlertby Kevin HectemanAs more of California sinks into extreme drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to appropriate billions of dollars to address critical water needs. In the “May revise”—an update to the budget proposal he initially submitted to the Legislature in January—Newsom proposes to spend nearly $3.5 billion on water supply and resilience projects, with […]
Following Pipeline Cyberattack, Biden Vows To Better Protect Water Systems
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Onlineby Peter ChawagaA dangerous cyberattack on critical U.S. infrastructure this month has underscored the ongoing threat that these kinds of attacks pose to drinking water systems, and the president has taken notice. The FBI has confirmed that hackers successfully forced the Colonial Pipeline, which provides gasoline and jet fuel to much of the East Coast, to shut […]
Lake Shasta is Facing its Worst Season in 44 years. Here’s What That Means for Those Who Rely On It.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurLake Shasta this summer is facing possibly its lowest level in at least 44 years, and that could be bad news for the people who rely on it for drinking and irrigation water, as well as endangered salmon that depend on it to survive. Dam operators have to go all the way back to 1977 […]
Irrigation Districts Look to Transfers as Water Dwindles
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgAlertby Christine SouzaWith very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or no supplies look to their counterparts in other districts to negotiate water transfers to add whatever flexibility they can. Districts on the west side of the Central Valley, both north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, face the prospect […]