The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. The World Meteorological Organization also says glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the […]
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to bring severely over pumped aquifers back into balance by 2040, marked its 10th anniversary on Sept. 16. Even with more than $1 billion already spent, two groundwater subbasins on probation and enforcement actions being challenged in court, some state officials say the hard part is just beginning.
Western water managers are preparing for an upcoming season of potential weather extremes, but they remain uncertain as to which shape these events will take. “We are really in a state of preparing for extremes in the 2025 water year. It’s really actually been a decade of extremes,” said Karla Nemeth, director of the California […]
The Biden administration and southwestern Colorado River users have partnered on a large-scale conservation effort poised to bring significant relief to the region’s key reservoir, officials announced Wednesday. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and Southern California stakeholders signed two short-term “Bucket 1” agreements — funded by the Inflation Reduction Act — to conserve more than 717,000 […]
Across the U.S., drinking water and wastewater utilities are losing experienced workers at an escalating rate. It’s part of the “silver tsunami” of baby boomer retirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that “silver tsunami” is just beginning to sweep across the nation.
California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater, causing the land to sink and damaging a canal that transports water for 1 million acres of farmland and more than 250,000 people. The State Water […]
The World’s Rivers Faced the Driest Year in Three Decades in 2023, the UN Weather Agency Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Fox 5/KUSIby Jamey KeatenThe U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. The World Meteorological Organization also says glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the […]
Ten Years After ‘SGMA’ Changed California’s Water World, What’s Next?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Manteca Bulletinby Jesse VadThe Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to bring severely over pumped aquifers back into balance by 2040, marked its 10th anniversary on Sept. 16. Even with more than $1 billion already spent, two groundwater subbasins on probation and enforcement actions being challenged in court, some state officials say the hard part is just beginning.
Western Water Managers Prepare for Dueling Threats of Flood and Drought Amid Uncertain Weather Outlook
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Hillby Sharon UdasinWestern water managers are preparing for an upcoming season of potential weather extremes, but they remain uncertain as to which shape these events will take. “We are really in a state of preparing for extremes in the 2025 water year. It’s really actually been a decade of extremes,” said Karla Nemeth, director of the California […]
Biden Administration Inks Deals to Bring Major Relief to Colorado River’s Biggest Reservoir
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Hillby Sharon UdasinThe Biden administration and southwestern Colorado River users have partnered on a large-scale conservation effort poised to bring significant relief to the region’s key reservoir, officials announced Wednesday. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and Southern California stakeholders signed two short-term “Bucket 1” agreements — funded by the Inflation Reduction Act — to conserve more than 717,000 […]
Retirements by Water and Wastewater Plant Operators are Leading to Workforce Shortages
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Detroit Public Radioby Lester GrahamAcross the U.S., drinking water and wastewater utilities are losing experienced workers at an escalating rate. It’s part of the “silver tsunami” of baby boomer retirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that “silver tsunami” is just beginning to sweep across the nation.
California Cracks Down on Another Central Valley Farm Area for Groundwater Depletion
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Phys Orgby Ian JamesCalifornia water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater, causing the land to sink and damaging a canal that transports water for 1 million acres of farmland and more than 250,000 people. The State Water […]