Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The first time, it was the city of Denver that squeezed them out. By the 1990s, when Bruchez was still in high school, the city’s fast-growing suburbs had swept north and totally […]
Amid California’s worst fire season in history, climate experts are predicting hot and dry conditions this winter. “On average there will be less moisture than we would normally receive here in California,” says Dr. Lowell Stott, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California.
In research published Thursday, a team of university and government scientists identify a toxic material derived from tire treads that is washing into rivers and creeks as the killer of as many as 90% of the coho salmon in parts of the Puget Sound.
The Water Resilience Portfolio directs the Water Commission to assess the state’s role in financing conveyance projects that could help meet the needs in changing climate, a task that the Commission has taken on wholeheartedly in recent months. At their November meeting, the Commission heard from two panels: the first panel was from project proponents who discussed conveyance projects […]
Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama made infrastructure initiatives central goals of their administrations, as President-elect Joe Biden has similarly pledged to do, only to be stymied at delivering on those promises. Industry watchers, politicians and public works contractors are all wondering if Biden will also hit a wall with his promised infrastructure package. The […]
Water conservation isn’t cheap. But it’s not as pricey as 300-mile pipelines and water grabs. Last week, the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s board passed its 2020 Water Resource Plan — a blueprint detailing the water purveyor’s estimates for supply and demand in a world with a declining Colorado River, spiking temperatures and increasing populations. The […]
The Rancher Trying to Solve the West’s Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Annie SniderPaul Bruchez’s family has ranched cattle in Colorado for five generations. And twice in his lifetime, his generation has nearly become the last. The first time, it was the city of Denver that squeezed them out. By the 1990s, when Bruchez was still in high school, the city’s fast-growing suburbs had swept north and totally […]
SoCal is Likely to See a Dry La Niña Winter, New Data Show
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC7by Rob HayesAmid California’s worst fire season in history, climate experts are predicting hot and dry conditions this winter. “On average there will be less moisture than we would normally receive here in California,” says Dr. Lowell Stott, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California.
New Research Explains Why Salmon are Dying in the Pacific Northwest. The Danger Lurks in California, Too
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderIn research published Thursday, a team of university and government scientists identify a toxic material derived from tire treads that is washing into rivers and creeks as the killer of as many as 90% of the coho salmon in parts of the Puget Sound.
Water Commission: Conveyance Projects Panel Discusses Imperial Valley to San Diego Pipeline
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Maven's Notebook Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Water Resilience Portfolio directs the Water Commission to assess the state’s role in financing conveyance projects that could help meet the needs in changing climate, a task that the Commission has taken on wholeheartedly in recent months. At their November meeting, the Commission heard from two panels: the first panel was from project proponents who discussed conveyance projects […]
Can Biden Get an Infrastructure Deal Done Despite Capitol Hill Gridlock?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Construction Dive by Joe BousquinPresidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama made infrastructure initiatives central goals of their administrations, as President-elect Joe Biden has similarly pledged to do, only to be stymied at delivering on those promises. Industry watchers, politicians and public works contractors are all wondering if Biden will also hit a wall with his promised infrastructure package. The […]
Opinion: Will Others Follow SNWA’s Lead on Conservation?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Sunby Kyle RoerinkWater conservation isn’t cheap. But it’s not as pricey as 300-mile pipelines and water grabs. Last week, the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s board passed its 2020 Water Resource Plan — a blueprint detailing the water purveyor’s estimates for supply and demand in a world with a declining Colorado River, spiking temperatures and increasing populations. The […]