After recently approving the Bay Area’s first widespread restrictions on water customers amid worsening drought conditions, officials with the Marin Municipal Water District will vote Tuesday on imposing more.
Mired in yet another drought that threatens drinking water, endangered species of fish and the state’s massive agriculture industry, Democrats in the California Senate on Thursday detailed a $3.4 billion proposal designed to gird the state for a new crisis on the heels of a deadly and disruptive pandemic. The proposal would equal all of […]
Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential template for building consensus around President Joe Biden’s ambitious American Jobs Plan. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 authorizes about $35 billion over five […]
Poseidon Water’s controversial proposal for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach won a key permit Thursday, April 29, when the Santa Ana Regional Water Board cast a split vote approving a compromise less stringent than the environmental terms proposed at board’s April 23 hearing. Poseidon, which has been working on the project for 22 years, […]
As California slowly emerges from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, one remnant left behind by the statewide lockdown offers a sobering reminder of the economic challenges still ahead for millions of the state’s residents and the water agencies that serve them – a mountain of water debt. Concerns about water affordability, long an issue […]
With the Colorado River’s largest reservoir just 38% full and declining toward the threshold of a first-ever shortage, Arizona water officials convened an online meeting this week to outline how the state will deal with water cutbacks, saying the reductions will be “painful” but plans are in place to lessen the blow for affected farmers […]
Marin County Water District to Consider More Drought Restrictions This Week
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicle by Jessica FloresAfter recently approving the Bay Area’s first widespread restrictions on water customers amid worsening drought conditions, officials with the Marin Municipal Water District will vote Tuesday on imposing more.
California Senate Proposes to Spend $3.4 Billion on Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Adam BeamMired in yet another drought that threatens drinking water, endangered species of fish and the state’s massive agriculture industry, Democrats in the California Senate on Thursday detailed a $3.4 billion proposal designed to gird the state for a new crisis on the heels of a deadly and disruptive pandemic. The proposal would equal all of […]
Water Bill May Open Spigot for Biden Infrastructure Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Lisa Mascaro Kevin FrekingRarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan infrastructure legislation served as a potential template for building consensus around President Joe Biden’s ambitious American Jobs Plan. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 authorizes about $35 billion over five […]
Poseidon Wins Key Permit for Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Martin WisckolPoseidon Water’s controversial proposal for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach won a key permit Thursday, April 29, when the Santa Ana Regional Water Board cast a split vote approving a compromise less stringent than the environmental terms proposed at board’s April 23 hearing. Poseidon, which has been working on the project for 22 years, […]
Pandemic Lockdown Exposes the Vulnerability Some Californians Face Keeping Up With Water Bills
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water (Water Education Foundation)by Gary PitzerAs California slowly emerges from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, one remnant left behind by the statewide lockdown offers a sobering reminder of the economic challenges still ahead for millions of the state’s residents and the water agencies that serve them – a mountain of water debt. Concerns about water affordability, long an issue […]
Facing a Colorado River Shortage, Arizona Prepares for the Pain of Water Cutbacks
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AZ Centralby Ian JamesWith the Colorado River’s largest reservoir just 38% full and declining toward the threshold of a first-ever shortage, Arizona water officials convened an online meeting this week to outline how the state will deal with water cutbacks, saying the reductions will be “painful” but plans are in place to lessen the blow for affected farmers […]