The state water board has unanimously approved emergency regulations behind a move to halt Russian River diversions for up to 2,400 water right holders, part of a wider effort to conserve dwindling supplies in Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino. The 5-0 vote of the State Water Resources Control Board late Tuesday came over the objections […]
Does your tap water taste a little off right now? Sacramento city leaders say the drought is probably to blame. The city says they have been recently getting some calls with people reporting an “earthy” taste to their tap water. Some people have also been reporting an off smell as well.
A hacker accessed the computer system of a Bay Area water treatment plant in January and deleted programs the plant used to treat drinking water, a senior intelligence official confirmed Thursday.
An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures Wednesday to a large swath of the U.S. West, raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decades-long drought. Phoenix, which is seeing some of the highest temperatures this week, tied a record for the second day in a row when […]
California’s shaky power grid is on a collision course with an epic drought that’s depleting a major source of supply: hydroelectricity. The Western heatwave that began Wednesday has the manager of the state’s grid, the California Independent System Operator, warning of potential power shortages through the weekend. Although the organization stopped short of predicting another round of rolling blackouts, […]
A heat dome is baking Arizona and Nevada, where temperatures have soared past 115 degrees this week and doctors are warning that people can get third-degree burns from the sizzling asphalt. At Lake Mead, which supplies water for 25 million people in three southwestern states and Mexico, water levels have plunged to their lowest point since the reservoir was […]
Regulators Approve Emergency Rules to Allow Halt of Russian River Diversions for Thousands of Water Right Holders
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The North Bay Business Journalby Mary CallahanThe state water board has unanimously approved emergency regulations behind a move to halt Russian River diversions for up to 2,400 water right holders, part of a wider effort to conserve dwindling supplies in Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino. The 5-0 vote of the State Water Resources Control Board late Tuesday came over the objections […]
Low River Levels to Blame for ‘Earthy’ Taste to Sacramento Tap Water, City Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS SacramentoDoes your tap water taste a little off right now? Sacramento city leaders say the drought is probably to blame. The city says they have been recently getting some calls with people reporting an “earthy” taste to their tap water. Some people have also been reporting an off smell as well.
Cyberattack on Bay Area Water Supply: ‘No Specific Threat to Public Safety’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Cyberattack-on-Bay-Area-water-supply-No-16256688.phpby Nora MishanecA hacker accessed the computer system of a Bay Area water treatment plant in January and deleted programs the plant used to treat drinking water, a senior intelligence official confirmed Thursday.
Heat Wave Grips US West Amid Fear of a New, Hotter Normal
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP News by Anita SnowAn unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures Wednesday to a large swath of the U.S. West, raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decades-long drought. Phoenix, which is seeing some of the highest temperatures this week, tied a record for the second day in a row when […]
The Last Thing California Needed: Drought Adds to Electricity Woes as Hydro Power Dries Up
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerCalifornia’s shaky power grid is on a collision course with an epic drought that’s depleting a major source of supply: hydroelectricity. The Western heatwave that began Wednesday has the manager of the state’s grid, the California Independent System Operator, warning of potential power shortages through the weekend. Although the organization stopped short of predicting another round of rolling blackouts, […]
Climate Change Batters the West Before Summer Even Begins
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Brad Plumer, Jack Healy, Winston Choi-Schagrin and Henry FountainA heat dome is baking Arizona and Nevada, where temperatures have soared past 115 degrees this week and doctors are warning that people can get third-degree burns from the sizzling asphalt. At Lake Mead, which supplies water for 25 million people in three southwestern states and Mexico, water levels have plunged to their lowest point since the reservoir was […]