In the weeks before the coronavirus began tearing through California, the city of Commerce made an expensive decision: It shut down part of its water supply. Like nearly 150 other public water systems in California, the small city on the outskirts of Los Angeles had detected “forever chemicals” in its well water.
An annual search for a tiny endangered and contentious fish in the sprawling California Delta has once again come up empty. The state’s annual Fall Midwater Trawl Survey found no delta smelt in September’s sampling of the critical waterway. The last time the rare fish turned up in a survey was in October 2017 when just two […]
At a time when every other car on the South Coast seems to be a Tesla, it’s fitting that the City of Santa Barbara will soon be relying on a small mountain of Tesla storage batteries to help move water in and out of its Cater Water Treatment Plant high atop San Roque Road to […]
In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters moved Nativearth, her family’s small shoe business, into a warehouse in Mariposa Industrial Park that gave them more space to grow. But there was one quirk of the new space she hadn’t foreseen. The industrial park, which has only four businesses and isn’t connected to the town’s water […]
Climate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a crucial component in food production, and water management strategies are needed to support worldwide changes in food consumption and dietary patterns. Agricultural production and food manufacturing account for a third of water usage in the U.S. Water use fluctuates […]
Well Water Throughout California Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerIn the weeks before the coronavirus began tearing through California, the city of Commerce made an expensive decision: It shut down part of its water supply. Like nearly 150 other public water systems in California, the small city on the outskirts of Los Angeles had detected “forever chemicals” in its well water.
Zero Delta Smelt Found in Latest Search. New Habitat Hopes to Change That
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /GV Wireby Jim JakobsAn annual search for a tiny endangered and contentious fish in the sprawling California Delta has once again come up empty. The state’s annual Fall Midwater Trawl Survey found no delta smelt in September’s sampling of the critical waterway. The last time the rare fish turned up in a survey was in October 2017 when just two […]
Agencies Unite to Fight Troublesome Mussels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Michael DoyleThe Trump administration today announced a newly strengthened team effort to combat invasive mussels.
Tesla to Help Power Santa Barbara’s Cater Water Treatment Plant
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Santa Barbara Independentby Nick WelshAt a time when every other car on the South Coast seems to be a Tesla, it’s fitting that the City of Santa Barbara will soon be relying on a small mountain of Tesla storage batteries to help move water in and out of its Cater Water Treatment Plant high atop San Roque Road to […]
What Happens When a Rural Area’s Only Well is Contaminated?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Rebecca SohnIn the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters moved Nativearth, her family’s small shoe business, into a warehouse in Mariposa Industrial Park that gave them more space to grow. But there was one quirk of the new space she hadn’t foreseen. The industrial park, which has only four businesses and isn’t connected to the town’s water […]
U.S. Agricultural Water Use Declining for Most Crops and Livestock Production
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water OnlineClimate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a crucial component in food production, and water management strategies are needed to support worldwide changes in food consumption and dietary patterns. Agricultural production and food manufacturing account for a third of water usage in the U.S. Water use fluctuates […]