More than half of the continental US is currently experiencing some level of drought, and about a quarter is in severe drought or worse. In recent years, the western and southwestern US has been in a seemingly continual state of reduced rainfall and snowpack. Droughts have many well-known, potentially catastrophic consequences, from crop failures to water shortages to wildfires. Yet they can also have more direct […]
Drought conditions in California remain at record highs, with most of the state now classified in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, reflecting conditions across the Southwest, according to a new report from climate scientists. Much of the Bay Area and the northern Central Valley have been included in the most severe “exceptional drought” zone, along with […]
Construction of a temporary salinity barrier on the False River is underway after an emergency request by the Department of Water Resources was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. The barrier, necessitated by worsening drought conditions, is intended to help preserve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by reducing saltwater intrusion. The […]
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, June 1, to better serve IID’s Coachella Valley energy customers and better protect Imperial Valley’s water rights, according to a press release.
Longtime Western Municipal Water District board member Don Galleano has died. He was 69. Galleano, who died Wednesday, June 2, had served on the Western Municipal Water District’s board of directors since 2004, representing Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Norco. “He was truly a water icon in California, treasured board member, and pillar of the community […]
A water war is under way in Sacramento right now that could have far-reaching impacts on families in the Central Valley. “We totally believe this is a water grab,” says Ryan Jacobsen, Board President for the Fresno Irrigation District.
Worsening Droughts Could Increase Arsenic Exposure for Some Americans
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Popular Scienceby Lauren LefferMore than half of the continental US is currently experiencing some level of drought, and about a quarter is in severe drought or worse. In recent years, the western and southwestern US has been in a seemingly continual state of reduced rainfall and snowpack. Droughts have many well-known, potentially catastrophic consequences, from crop failures to water shortages to wildfires. Yet they can also have more direct […]
74% of California and 52% of the Western U.S. Now in ‘Exceptional’ Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Steve RubensteinDrought conditions in California remain at record highs, with most of the state now classified in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, reflecting conditions across the Southwest, according to a new report from climate scientists. Much of the Bay Area and the northern Central Valley have been included in the most severe “exceptional drought” zone, along with […]
State Takes Action on Water Exports from the Delta
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Press (Bay Delta)by Tony KukulichConstruction of a temporary salinity barrier on the False River is underway after an emergency request by the Department of Water Resources was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. The barrier, necessitated by worsening drought conditions, is intended to help preserve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by reducing saltwater intrusion. The […]
IID Board Takes Action to Protect Water Rights and Address Coachella Valley Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Desert Review (Imperial Valley)The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, June 1, to better serve IID’s Coachella Valley energy customers and better protect Imperial Valley’s water rights, according to a press release.
Don Galleano, Winery Owner and Western Municipal Water District Board Member, Dies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Press-Enterpriseby Beau YarbroughLongtime Western Municipal Water District board member Don Galleano has died. He was 69. Galleano, who died Wednesday, June 2, had served on the Western Municipal Water District’s board of directors since 2004, representing Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Norco. “He was truly a water icon in California, treasured board member, and pillar of the community […]
Latest Water War Over Kings River Involves Claim by Water District in Kern County
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Fox 26 Newsby Liz GonzalezA water war is under way in Sacramento right now that could have far-reaching impacts on families in the Central Valley. “We totally believe this is a water grab,” says Ryan Jacobsen, Board President for the Fresno Irrigation District.