The Department of Justice can proceed with its claims that California violated state law when it changed its water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system in federal court, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
To highlight the escalating global water crisis, this year’s UN World Water Day on March 22 will focus on valuing water. With water demand expected to exceed supply by 56% within the decade, companies, investors and institutions are being called on to not only recognise the challenges of pricing water appropriately, but consider the social, […]
An enormous ocean current that flows between continents in a worldwide circuit that can take centuries to complete is slowing down, scientists say. And climate change may be partly to blame. New research finds that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — a major ocean system that ferries water and heat between the equator and […]
A Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create Utah’s Colorado River Authority, which would be tasked with helping the state renegotiate its share of the river. Originally the bill allowed broad reasons to close meetings and protect records. It’s since been changed twice to come more into compliance with the state’s open meeting and record […]
The Nevada Irrigation District announced Tuesday that it will preview its draft 2020 Agricultural Water Management Plan for the public at evening meetings at 6 p.m. on March 3 and 4 via Zoom. The California Water Code requires agricultural water providers, such as NID, to prepare an Agricultural Water Management Plan every five years.
West Side farmers using the federal Central Valley Project can expect 5% to 75% of their contracted supply this year. Two straight dry winters brought that announcement Tuesday from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It involves water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to as far south as Kern County.
California Must Face Water Challenge in Federal Court
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Maya EarlsThe Department of Justice can proceed with its claims that California violated state law when it changed its water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system in federal court, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
‘CalPERS is Overlaying Physical Climate Risk with Water Scarcity Insights’: California’s Betty Yee on Water Risk
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Responsible Investorsby Betty YeeTo highlight the escalating global water crisis, this year’s UN World Water Day on March 22 will focus on valuing water. With water demand expected to exceed supply by 56% within the decade, companies, investors and institutions are being called on to not only recognise the challenges of pricing water appropriately, but consider the social, […]
Current Steering Weather Hits Slowest Speed in 1,000 Years
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Chelsea HarveyAn enormous ocean current that flows between continents in a worldwide circuit that can take centuries to complete is slowing down, scientists say. And climate change may be partly to blame. New research finds that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — a major ocean system that ferries water and heat between the equator and […]
Colorado River Authority Bill Moves To Full Senate, Some Still Concerned About Transparency
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KUERby Lexi PeeryA Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday to create Utah’s Colorado River Authority, which would be tasked with helping the state renegotiate its share of the river. Originally the bill allowed broad reasons to close meetings and protect records. It’s since been changed twice to come more into compliance with the state’s open meeting and record […]
NID to Release Draft 2020 Agricultural Water Management Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Unionby Tomi Diane RileyThe Nevada Irrigation District announced Tuesday that it will preview its draft 2020 Agricultural Water Management Plan for the public at evening meetings at 6 p.m. on March 3 and 4 via Zoom. The California Water Code requires agricultural water providers, such as NID, to prepare an Agricultural Water Management Plan every five years.
Some Irrigators on West Side of Stanislaus County can Expect Only 5% of Federal Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Modesto Beeby John HollandWest Side farmers using the federal Central Valley Project can expect 5% to 75% of their contracted supply this year. Two straight dry winters brought that announcement Tuesday from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It involves water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to as far south as Kern County.