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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.
Flint Residents Grapple With Water Crisis a Decade Later: ‘If We Had the Energy Left, We’d Cry’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Hilary BeaumontEarlier this month, Brittany Thomas received a call that her 11-year-old daughter Janiyah had experienced a seizure at school. “She’d been seizure-free for about two years now,” said Thomas, a resident of Flint, Michigan. “And they just came back.”
Opinion: 10 Years Later, Flint’s and America’s Water Remains Unnecessarily Hazardous
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Ella Greene-MotonLong before my role as president of the American Public Health Association, I was a normal woman from Flint, Mich. Flint is home. It is where I committed myself to public health over the last 40 years, started a family, developed rich friendships and found my voice. It is where I learned to speak the […]
California Increases Water Allocation After Wet Winter, but Fish Protections Limit Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month.
California Farmers and Residents to Receive an Increase in Water Supply From DWR
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /FOX40by Veronica CatlinThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024.
Healthy California Snowpack Increases Water Resources Across State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRAby Lindsay WeberThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increased water supply allocation for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40%, up from 30% last month. The increase would provide an additional 420,000 acre-feet of water, according to the department. That’s enough water to serve around 1.5 million households for a year.
Biden Sets New Target to Protect Vast US Water Sources
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby ReutersThe Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week. The administration plans to announce a new goal of protecting, restoring and reconnecting 8 million acres (3.2 million hectares) of threatened wetlands and 100,000 miles (161,000 km) […]