One of the two rivers flowing into the heart of Iowa that provide 500,000 residents with drinking water is slowly being infiltrated by toxic algae as temperatures climb. The other river is drying up and dipping to dangerously low levels as a historic drought grips the United States. The Hawkeye State’s plight underscores why climate […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has put another delay on a Trump-era update to a rule governing lead and copper in drinking water, according to a new federal register notice. The notice says that the rule, which was previously expected to take effect on Thursday, will now take effect on December 16. It also pushed back the […]
Thousands of Central California farmers were warned Tuesday that they could face water cutoffs this summer as the state deals with a drought that already has curtailed federal and state irrigation supplies. The State Water Resources Control Board notified about 6,600 farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed who have rights to use water from […]
TPR is proud to share this timely interview with Metropolitan Water District’s newly confirmed General Manager, Adel Hagekhalil. Throughout his career, from his time as president of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies to overseeing LA City’s wastewater, stormwater, and watershed programs as Assistant Director of City of LA’s Bureau of Sanitation (LA SAN), and most recently by […]
In a sign of worsening drought, the state on Tuesday warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta watershed, stretching from Fresno to the Oregon border. The notifications, which indicate that demand from farmers and cities is exceeding supply, are the widest-ranging move by state regulators since 2015 to restrict […]
The Sonoma County water agency received permission Monday to immediately cut stream flows in the lower Russian River by more than half in an effort to conserve water stored in Lake Sonoma. Instream flows in the upper river, above Dry Creek, which is fed by releases from Lake Sonoma, already are being maintained at a […]
Double Whammy: Heat, Toxic Algae Bedevil Water Sector
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Hannah NortheyOne of the two rivers flowing into the heart of Iowa that provide 500,000 residents with drinking water is slowly being infiltrated by toxic algae as temperatures climb. The other river is drying up and dipping to dangerously low levels as a historic drought grips the United States. The Hawkeye State’s plight underscores why climate […]
EPA Puts Additional Delay On Trump Lead and Copper in Drinking Water Rule
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Rachel FrazinThe Environmental Protection Agency has put another delay on a Trump-era update to a rule governing lead and copper in drinking water, according to a new federal register notice. The notice says that the rule, which was previously expected to take effect on Thursday, will now take effect on December 16. It also pushed back the […]
California Farmers Told Drought Could Cut Off Their Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsThousands of Central California farmers were warned Tuesday that they could face water cutoffs this summer as the state deals with a drought that already has curtailed federal and state irrigation supplies. The State Water Resources Control Board notified about 6,600 farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed who have rights to use water from […]
New MWD GM Adel Hagekhalil Commits To “One Water” Agenda
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Planning ReportTPR is proud to share this timely interview with Metropolitan Water District’s newly confirmed General Manager, Adel Hagekhalil. Throughout his career, from his time as president of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies to overseeing LA City’s wastewater, stormwater, and watershed programs as Assistant Director of City of LA’s Bureau of Sanitation (LA SAN), and most recently by […]
As Drought Intensifies, State Warns Users to Stop Pumping Water From Major Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerIn a sign of worsening drought, the state on Tuesday warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta watershed, stretching from Fresno to the Oregon border. The notifications, which indicate that demand from farmers and cities is exceeding supply, are the widest-ranging move by state regulators since 2015 to restrict […]
Lower Russian River Flows to Be Halved Under State Order to Preserve Stored Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Argous Courierby Mary CallahanThe Sonoma County water agency received permission Monday to immediately cut stream flows in the lower Russian River by more than half in an effort to conserve water stored in Lake Sonoma. Instream flows in the upper river, above Dry Creek, which is fed by releases from Lake Sonoma, already are being maintained at a […]