Water bills would help fix subsidence damage: A package of water bills passed Congress this week that could offer hundreds of millions to improve San Joaquin Valley water deliveries. Folded into the same bill that will be offering COVID relief was the government’s annual spending bill that included funding approval for key local canals and […]
The California Department of Water Resources is calling for increased climate change collaboration. DWR is encouraging more cooperation between federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to address climate change. As part of the underlying effort to mitigate the impact of climate change, DWR released the “Moving to Action” plan last month. The move […]
For the first time in three decades, the federal government on Tuesday overhauled a rule aimed at reducing lead in drinking water across the country — a long-standing scourge made worse by the nation’s weathered and crumbling infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency’s lead and copper rule, widely criticized as complicated, poorly enforced and too weak to […]
On the Arizona-California border, where the Colorado River pushes against Headgate Rock Dam, churning water pours into a wide canal and runs across the desert, flowing toward the farmlands of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. This tribal nation is the largest single user of Colorado River water in Arizona, with rights to divert about 662,000 acre-feet […]
The final feasibility report for the long-awaited Sites Reservoir water storage project was sent Tuesday to Congress by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Sites Reservoir Project is a joint investigation between the Bureau of Reclamation and Sites Project Authority, authorized by Congress in 2003.
Congress presented an early Christmas present that will go a long ways to providing much needed repairs for the Friant-Kern Canal. Congress signed off on funding for the repair work to be done locally on the 33-mile stretch of the canal. The stretch is from Avenue 208 between Strathmore and Lindsay to north Kern County.
Around Kings County: Big Water News for Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sentinelby John LindtWater bills would help fix subsidence damage: A package of water bills passed Congress this week that could offer hundreds of millions to improve San Joaquin Valley water deliveries. Folded into the same bill that will be offering COVID relief was the government’s annual spending bill that included funding approval for key local canals and […]
DWR Encourages More Climate Change Collaboration
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgNet Westby Brian GermanThe California Department of Water Resources is calling for increased climate change collaboration. DWR is encouraging more cooperation between federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to address climate change. As part of the underlying effort to mitigate the impact of climate change, DWR released the “Moving to Action” plan last month. The move […]
Federal Lead-Pipe Rule Overhauled for First Time in Decades
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Sarah Kaplan and Brady DennisFor the first time in three decades, the federal government on Tuesday overhauled a rule aimed at reducing lead in drinking water across the country — a long-standing scourge made worse by the nation’s weathered and crumbling infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency’s lead and copper rule, widely criticized as complicated, poorly enforced and too weak to […]
Colorado River Tribes Seek Approval From Congress to Put Water On the Market in Arizona
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AZ Centralby Ian JamesOn the Arizona-California border, where the Colorado River pushes against Headgate Rock Dam, churning water pours into a wide canal and runs across the desert, flowing toward the farmlands of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. This tribal nation is the largest single user of Colorado River water in Arizona, with rights to divert about 662,000 acre-feet […]
Sites Water Storage Project Benefit Report Identifies Delta Ecosystem
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Daily Republicby Todd R. HansenThe final feasibility report for the long-awaited Sites Reservoir water storage project was sent Tuesday to Congress by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Sites Reservoir Project is a joint investigation between the Bureau of Reclamation and Sites Project Authority, authorized by Congress in 2003.
Congress Appropriations Bill Includes $206 Million for Friant-Kern Canal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Recorderby Charles WhisnandCongress presented an early Christmas present that will go a long ways to providing much needed repairs for the Friant-Kern Canal. Congress signed off on funding for the repair work to be done locally on the 33-mile stretch of the canal. The stretch is from Avenue 208 between Strathmore and Lindsay to north Kern County.