Every day, 130 gallons of treated wastewater, normally draining into the Pacific Ocean, undergo a three-step purification process, including microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light.
Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water systems serve communities of color, and more than half are in places struggling with poverty and pollution, according to an […]
California has made significant progress helping small communities address problems of contaminated drinking water, but the costs of bringing safe tap water to hundreds of communities over the next five years will run more than $11.5 billion, according to a new state estimate. In a newly released report, the staff of the State Water Resources […]
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But surface water […]
As general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Adel Hagekhalil has overseen a public agency that’s responsible for supplying the water that 19 million people drink. And he has been playing a leading role in efforts to transform how Southern California manages water, one of the most consequential issues the region faces […]
A Sacramento County judge on Thursday ruled in favor of several water districts and local governments over California’s planned delta tunnel project that would divert water from Northern California to the south of the state, saying that exploratory work can’t continue until the state completes a necessary certification process. The decision by Superior Court Judge Stephen […]
Agencies in California are Recycling Wastewater into Drinking Water as Demand Grows
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /CBS News ChicagoEvery day, 130 gallons of treated wastewater, normally draining into the Pacific Ocean, undergo a three-step purification process, including microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light.
Drinking Water of Almost a Million Californians Failed to Meet State Requirements
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerAlmost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water systems serve communities of color, and more than half are in places struggling with poverty and pollution, according to an […]
Cost of Bringing Clean Drinking Water to California Communities Estimated at $11.5 Billion
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Times by Ian JamesCalifornia has made significant progress helping small communities address problems of contaminated drinking water, but the costs of bringing safe tap water to hundreds of communities over the next five years will run more than $11.5 billion, according to a new state estimate. In a newly released report, the staff of the State Water Resources […]
Groundwater Declines in the U.S. Southwest
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /NASA Earth Observatoryby James R. RiordonRecord snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But surface water […]
Adel Hagekhalil: Southern California’s Embattled ‘Water Doctor’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesAs general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Adel Hagekhalil has overseen a public agency that’s responsible for supplying the water that 19 million people drink. And he has been playing a leading role in efforts to transform how Southern California manages water, one of the most consequential issues the region faces […]
California Judge Grants Injunction in Water Conveyance Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Courthouse News Serviceby Alan RiquelmyA Sacramento County judge on Thursday ruled in favor of several water districts and local governments over California’s planned delta tunnel project that would divert water from Northern California to the south of the state, saying that exploratory work can’t continue until the state completes a necessary certification process. The decision by Superior Court Judge Stephen […]