California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Why No One Won in This Year’s Water Wars
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelEVERY DROP COUNTS: California had (is still having, amazingly) a really good water year. But all the rain and snow is doing almost nothing to lubricate the state’s perpetual conflicts between fish and farms.
California May Have to Release Water From Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerAlate season winter storm bringing up to 24 inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains this weekend could prompt California water officials to release water from some of the state’s reservoirs for flood prevention.
Biden Pledges $3B More to Rid US Water of Lead. But for Flint, It’s Not That Simple
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Scripps Newsby Carrie CochranThursday, President Biden is expected to announce an infusion of funding aimed at eliminating the country’s dangerous lead pipes that carry drinking water into people’s homes and businesses.
U.S. EPA and California AG Sue San Francisco Over Clean Water Act Violations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Environment + Energy LeaderThe Department of Justice, representing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside the Attorney General of California, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, has lodged a civil complaint in federal court against the City and County of San Francisco. The complaint highlights alleged Clean Water Act violations spanning the past […]
Opinion: Californians Have a Right to Safe Water, Yet Many Don’t Have It. Is Help on the Way?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Tom PhilpTwelve years after California became the first state in the nation to declare a “human right to water,” achieving this basic societal goal of securing clean water for all 39 million state residents is more daunting than ever.
Opinion: California Should Look to Ocean for Municipal Water, Not Our Pastures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Daily Sentinelby Don MetzlerColorado and other Upper Basin states must pay particular attention to recently published scientific studies detailing the improved water budget on the Colorado River Basin. On April 4, 2024, The Colorado Sun published a story with the headline “Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.”