Water is a precious resource in a desert city like Phoenix. Community members understand the importance of water conservation to keep the city thriving. Unlike other areas in the southwest, Phoenix is not in a water shortage. While the drought is serious, Phoenix is prepared. Over 20 years into the current drought, Phoenix continues to […]
Despite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. According to a statement released by the Water Authority, “no shortages or regional water-use mandates are in the forecast, the result of three decades of strategic investments […]
Communities across the state are desperately searching for ways to make their dwindling water supplies last. In Marin County, one water district is considering sources that they’ve looked to in the past. The Marin Municipal Water District gets almost all of its water from the Mt. Tamalpais watershed. But one look at Nicasio Reservoir, now […]
Growers are dealing with severe cutbacks in the surface water deliveries they normally receive from reservoirs. The lack of steady irrigation has already impacted spring cropping decisions made by farmers.
After more than a decade of planning, community meetings — and more planning — an ambitious $630 million effort to replace two aging underground wastewater pipes officially launched on Monday, June 21, as a two-story-high electric tunneling machine was lowered underground at the sanitation plant on the border of Carson and Wilmington.
In a new symbol of California’s worsening drought, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $10 million emergency project to build a massive rock barrier through part of the Delta in Contra Costa County to preserve water supplies for millions of people across the state. The 800-foot long barrier — the size of […]
As the Drought Persists, Here’s How Phoenix is Prepared
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AZ Big MediaWater is a precious resource in a desert city like Phoenix. Community members understand the importance of water conservation to keep the city thriving. Unlike other areas in the southwest, Phoenix is not in a water shortage. While the drought is serious, Phoenix is prepared. Over 20 years into the current drought, Phoenix continues to […]
San Diego County Water Authority Confirms Region ‘Drought Safe’ This Summer
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Debbie L. Sklar and City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityDespite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. According to a statement released by the Water Authority, “no shortages or regional water-use mandates are in the forecast, the result of three decades of strategic investments […]
Drought: Transbay Pipeline, Desalination Plant Could Boost Marin’s Dwindling Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS SF Bay Areaby John RamosCommunities across the state are desperately searching for ways to make their dwindling water supplies last. In Marin County, one water district is considering sources that they’ve looked to in the past. The Marin Municipal Water District gets almost all of its water from the Mt. Tamalpais watershed. But one look at Nicasio Reservoir, now […]
New Bill Would Make it Easier to Transfer Water Throughout California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC 30by Dale YurongGrowers are dealing with severe cutbacks in the surface water deliveries they normally receive from reservoirs. The lack of steady irrigation has already impacted spring cropping decisions made by farmers.
$630 Million Project Launches, to Replace Wastewater Pipes Under South Bay and Harbor Area
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Breezeby Donna LittlejohnAfter more than a decade of planning, community meetings — and more planning — an ambitious $630 million effort to replace two aging underground wastewater pipes officially launched on Monday, June 21, as a two-story-high electric tunneling machine was lowered underground at the sanitation plant on the border of Carson and Wilmington.
Drought: Emergency Project Being Built to Protect California Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RodgersIn a new symbol of California’s worsening drought, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $10 million emergency project to build a massive rock barrier through part of the Delta in Contra Costa County to preserve water supplies for millions of people across the state. The 800-foot long barrier — the size of […]