As California prepares for future cycles of water scarcity, the Legislature continues to prioritize enhancing regulations to address critical water supply needs, secure the rights of diverse water holders, and protect essential environmental resources. On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsom signed AB 460 into law, a bill that significantly increases fines for unauthorized water diversions […]
A bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot that would provide $10 billion dollars for climate mitigation and resiliency projects around California gives voters a pretty stark choice, according to supporters. Pay now, or pay later.
The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted to allow more time to complete an investigation into accusations against General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, who was placed on leave more than four months ago in response to harassment allegations by the agency’s chief financial officer. The board’s decision will extend Hagekhalil’s leave of […]
On the latest episode of StateScoop’s Priorities podcast, Samuel Alva, a technical adviser with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, explains the “huge” threat facing the nation’s tens of thousands of water utilities, and what they can do to protect themselves. “Water is a single point of failure. So that’s why it has been under […]
The Biden administration has told Colorado River negotiators it no longer plans to issue its draft set of plans for managing the waterway in December, leaving the next major move in the battle over the West’s most important river to the next president. The federal plans for the waterway are of increasing importance since the […]
Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with the opposite problem: too little of it. The North Fork Water Treatment Plant supplies most of the drinking water to Asheville, North Carolina, and some surrounding mountain towns. Built in the 1970s, it was known for […]
California Increases Fines for Unauthorized Water Diversions and Uses
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The National Law Reviewby Tara E. Paul and Ryan ChenAs California prepares for future cycles of water scarcity, the Legislature continues to prioritize enhancing regulations to address critical water supply needs, secure the rights of diverse water holders, and protect essential environmental resources. On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsom signed AB 460 into law, a bill that significantly increases fines for unauthorized water diversions […]
Proposition 4 Climate Bond Seeks to Avoid Future Costs with Current Investment
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Press Democratby Mary CallahanA bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot that would provide $10 billion dollars for climate mitigation and resiliency projects around California gives voters a pretty stark choice, according to supporters. Pay now, or pay later.
California Water Agency Extends Manager’s Leave of Absence While Investigation Continues
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted to allow more time to complete an investigation into accusations against General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, who was placed on leave more than four months ago in response to harassment allegations by the agency’s chief financial officer. The board’s decision will extend Hagekhalil’s leave of […]
PODCAST: How U.S. Water Infrastructure Became a ‘Huge’ Cyber Target
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /StatescoopOn the latest episode of StateScoop’s Priorities podcast, Samuel Alva, a technical adviser with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, explains the “huge” threat facing the nation’s tens of thousands of water utilities, and what they can do to protect themselves. “Water is a single point of failure. So that’s why it has been under […]
Biden Administration Punts on Big Colorado River Move
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Politicoby Annie SniderThe Biden administration has told Colorado River negotiators it no longer plans to issue its draft set of plans for managing the waterway in December, leaving the next major move in the battle over the West’s most important river to the next president. The federal plans for the waterway are of increasing importance since the […]
Asheville’s Dirty Water Warns of Climate Risk to Aging US Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /BNN Bloombergby Kendra Pierre-Louis, Zahra Hirji, and Michael SmithHurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with the opposite problem: too little of it. The North Fork Water Treatment Plant supplies most of the drinking water to Asheville, North Carolina, and some surrounding mountain towns. Built in the 1970s, it was known for […]