On issues ranging from climate policy to immigration and health care, the past four years have been full of discord between California and Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, water users throughout California have not escaped the conflict, including in the Central Valley, where our communities have suffered as a result. Now, with drought conditions returning and the impacts of […]
California water managers are pinning their hopes on the month of March to turn around a below-average water year. Many California reservoirs are still well below average as we start, what typically is, the last big wet month of the season. Folsom Lake has 345,609 acre feet of water between its shores — just 64% […]
An invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East […]
On a Saturday in late October, Carolyn Phinney is hip-deep in a half-acre of vegetables, at the nucleus of what will one day be 15 acres of productive farmland.
It’s not long ago that Lake Cachuma, the main water source on the South Coast, was in danger of going dry in a seven-year drought. Water agencies from Carpinteria to Goleta spent millions of dollars scrambling to buy surplus state aqueduct water from around the state to avert a local shortage. They did so not […]
A too-dry February left San Francisco with only 38% of normal rainfall for the month, and forecasters say residents should get used to it: With the wet season ending, it’s almost impossible to see the water year ending with anything close to a normal soaking. San Francisco’s rain total for February — typically the heart […]
Opinion: As Another Dry Year Looms in California, Key Steps Will Make a Resilient Water Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sacramento Beeby Jim Costa and John GaramendiOn issues ranging from climate policy to immigration and health care, the past four years have been full of discord between California and Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, water users throughout California have not escaped the conflict, including in the Central Valley, where our communities have suffered as a result. Now, with drought conditions returning and the impacts of […]
Folsom Lake Water Level Below Average
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KCRA Sacramentoby Brian HickeyCalifornia water managers are pinning their hopes on the month of March to turn around a below-average water year. Many California reservoirs are still well below average as we start, what typically is, the last big wet month of the season. Folsom Lake has 345,609 acre feet of water between its shores — just 64% […]
‘It’s a Toxic Blend’: Where the Kids are Warned Not to Swallow the Bath Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Vivian HoAn invisible line splits the rural road of Avenue 416 in California’s Tulare county, at the point where the nut trees stretch east toward the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. On one side of the line, residents have clean water. On the other side, they do not. On the other side lies East […]
Reclaimed Water Could Be the Solution to Farming in a Drier Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Yes Magazineby Cirrus WoodOn a Saturday in late October, Carolyn Phinney is hip-deep in a half-acre of vegetables, at the nucleus of what will one day be 15 acres of productive farmland.
Water Security vs. Water Marketing
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Independentby Melinda BurnsIt’s not long ago that Lake Cachuma, the main water source on the South Coast, was in danger of going dry in a seven-year drought. Water agencies from Carpinteria to Goleta spent millions of dollars scrambling to buy surplus state aqueduct water from around the state to avert a local shortage. They did so not […]
Rainy Season Peters Out in Another Moisture-Starved Year for S.F.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The San Francisco Chronicleby Lauren HernándezA too-dry February left San Francisco with only 38% of normal rainfall for the month, and forecasters say residents should get used to it: With the wet season ending, it’s almost impossible to see the water year ending with anything close to a normal soaking. San Francisco’s rain total for February — typically the heart […]