During the coronavirus crisis, water utilities around the world have undergone a deep transformation to continue guaranteeing water service to the population. For this to be possible, remote control of processes and infrastructures, teleworking or social distancing measures have made digitalization an essential tool to maintain the quality of service. These are the four lessons learned […]
The Trump administration is urging a federal court to reject a multimillion-dollar claim over water rights from California farmers, in the latest round of a politically sensitive and long-running lawsuit. At issue is a decades-long case from major farmers claiming that the Bureau of Reclamation has failed to build a drainage system in the San […]
Buying water from Colorado farmers and ranchers and other water users, to provide it to California and Arizona farmers and ranchers, and to casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, is not a simple matter. But a fair number of Colorado water experts, and financial experts, and agricultural experts, have been working with the Colorado Water Conservation […]
Among the people forced to flee the Creek Fire were workers who keep the vast network of hydroelectric dams running. Eric Quinley is general manager of the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District. He said reservoir releases were reduced to minimum levels. Friant Dam, located at the end of the water delivery network, was at just 30% capacity […]
In the annals of California’s wildfire history, so much is happening now that seems unfathomable: The number and size of this year’s fires — and their maddingly erratic behaviors — have created the worst season in the state’s modern history. Nearly 4 million acres have already burned, killing 26 people.
Homes on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa were under assault early Monday morning and residents had been ordered to flee from the flames of a fast-burning fire that broke out Sunday — the largest in the Bay Area and one of the 27 fires currently burning around California. The Glass Fire swelled to 11,000 […]
The Four Lessons Learned in the Water Sector After the Coronavirus
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Smart Water MagazineDuring the coronavirus crisis, water utilities around the world have undergone a deep transformation to continue guaranteeing water service to the population. For this to be possible, remote control of processes and infrastructures, teleworking or social distancing measures have made digitalization an essential tool to maintain the quality of service. These are the four lessons learned […]
Trump Admin Fights Farmers’ Multimillion-Dollar Water Claim
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Jeremy P. JacobsThe Trump administration is urging a federal court to reject a multimillion-dollar claim over water rights from California farmers, in the latest round of a politically sensitive and long-running lawsuit. At issue is a decades-long case from major farmers claiming that the Bureau of Reclamation has failed to build a drainage system in the San […]
Opinion: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Seven
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Pagosa Daily Post (Colorado)by Bill HudsonBuying water from Colorado farmers and ranchers and other water users, to provide it to California and Arizona farmers and ranchers, and to casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, is not a simple matter. But a fair number of Colorado water experts, and financial experts, and agricultural experts, have been working with the Colorado Water Conservation […]
Creek Fire: Water Deliveries from Dams Might be Affected Due to Evacuations
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /ABC 30 Fresno Newsby Dale YurongAmong the people forced to flee the Creek Fire were workers who keep the vast network of hydroelectric dams running. Eric Quinley is general manager of the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District. He said reservoir releases were reduced to minimum levels. Friant Dam, located at the end of the water delivery network, was at just 30% capacity […]
California’s Ancient ‘Asbestos’ Forests No Longer Seem Immune
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Julie CartIn the annals of California’s wildfire history, so much is happening now that seems unfathomable: The number and size of this year’s fires — and their maddingly erratic behaviors — have created the worst season in the state’s modern history. Nearly 4 million acres have already burned, killing 26 people.
Bay Area Wildfires: Glass Fire Near Santa Rosa Explodes Overnight, Prompts Evacuation Orders
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Evan WebeckHomes on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa were under assault early Monday morning and residents had been ordered to flee from the flames of a fast-burning fire that broke out Sunday — the largest in the Bay Area and one of the 27 fires currently burning around California. The Glass Fire swelled to 11,000 […]