Old Man Winter has been busy of late, bringing much-needed relief to Utah’s dangerously low snowpacks. But don’t let the piles of fresh snow fool you. After near-record low precipitation over the past year, Utah water supplies remain in serious trouble even with the recent return of long-absent wet weather.
Ancient giant redwoods are among the charred survivors in Big Basin Redwoods State Park after a wildfire last year. Now rangers and conservationists are developing plans to better protect them out of fear that the world’s tallest trees may not survive future blazes that are almost certain to come.
As she promised, State Senator Melissa Hurtado has reintroduced legislation that would provide fund to improve California’s water infrastructure, including the Friant-Kern Canal. On Friday, Hurtado, a Democrat from Sanger whose district includes Porterville, introduced the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021 that would provide $785 million to restore the ability of infrastructure such as […]
The Marin Municipal Water District is calling on customers to voluntarily cut back on their water use for the first time since the 2013 drought in response to meager rainfall reminiscent of the notorious 1976-1977 drought. “I have to say that looking at the forecast and how much rainfall we’ve had to date, we might […]
Much like COVID-19 is changing our election practices and day-to-day business operations, climate change could change your water rights, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. In the past, I have eluded to the shift from historical facts used for analysis and forecasting to a fear-based guessing game that allows an unelected bureaucracy backed […]
Imposing hefty taxes on speculative water sales, requiring that water rights purchased by investors be held for several years before they can be resold, and requiring special state approval of such sales are three ideas that might help Colorado protect its water resources from speculators. The ideas were discussed Wednesday at a meeting of a […]
Why All that Snow We’re Shoveling May Not Rescue Utah from a Bad Water Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Brian MafflyOld Man Winter has been busy of late, bringing much-needed relief to Utah’s dangerously low snowpacks. But don’t let the piles of fresh snow fool you. After near-record low precipitation over the past year, Utah water supplies remain in serious trouble even with the recent return of long-absent wet weather.
California Seeks to Save Its Redwoods From Wildfires
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Wall Street Journalby Jim CarltonAncient giant redwoods are among the charred survivors in Big Basin Redwoods State Park after a wildfire last year. Now rangers and conservationists are developing plans to better protect them out of fear that the world’s tallest trees may not survive future blazes that are almost certain to come.
Hurtado Reworks Bill to Help Friant-Kern, but also State as a Whole
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Porterville RecorderAs she promised, State Senator Melissa Hurtado has reintroduced legislation that would provide fund to improve California’s water infrastructure, including the Friant-Kern Canal. On Friday, Hurtado, a Democrat from Sanger whose district includes Porterville, introduced the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021 that would provide $785 million to restore the ability of infrastructure such as […]
Marin Municipal Water District Seeks Voluntary Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonThe Marin Municipal Water District is calling on customers to voluntarily cut back on their water use for the first time since the 2013 drought in response to meager rainfall reminiscent of the notorious 1976-1977 drought. “I have to say that looking at the forecast and how much rainfall we’ve had to date, we might […]
Opinion: California’s Climate Change Future is Being Written – in its Waterways
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sun (Central Valley)by Wayne WesternMuch like COVID-19 is changing our election practices and day-to-day business operations, climate change could change your water rights, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. In the past, I have eluded to the shift from historical facts used for analysis and forecasting to a fear-based guessing game that allows an unelected bureaucracy backed […]
Colorado Work Group Eyes New Tools to Stop Water Profiteering
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Journal-Advocateby Jerd SmithImposing hefty taxes on speculative water sales, requiring that water rights purchased by investors be held for several years before they can be resold, and requiring special state approval of such sales are three ideas that might help Colorado protect its water resources from speculators. The ideas were discussed Wednesday at a meeting of a […]