Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren’t built to withstand wildfire, experts say. Hydrants trickled. Pumps and treatment plants lost power. Chemical contaminants were sucked into pipes, requiring extensive and costly work. In Paradise alone, where the 2018 Camp Fire killed at […]
According to a new comprehensive analysis of drinking water and sewer rates, the combined water and sewer bill for a typical U.S. household has increased by 4.6% from 2023 to 2024 and about 24% in the past five years.
Plastic straws, high flow toilets and incandescent light bulbs could make comebacks as President Donald Trump works to end certain environmental standards.
I fear we have entered a new, dangerous era under President Donald Trump’s second term. In recent days, we have witnessed water management decisions being made in Washington without the benefit of input from local experts and those being impacted.
Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together. Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in […]
There’s a lot to be nervous about in today’s world. Here’s another: President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom are talking about the future of the environmentally threatened San Francisco Bay-Delta. On Feb. 5, they met at the White House to discuss fire relief and water issues. Neither party revealed what water issues were discussed or […]
How Better Water Systems Can Help Cities Survive the Next Firestorms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /Associated PressSanta Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren’t built to withstand wildfire, experts say. Hydrants trickled. Pumps and treatment plants lost power. Chemical contaminants were sucked into pipes, requiring extensive and costly work. In Paradise alone, where the 2018 Camp Fire killed at […]
Report: U.S. Water, Sewer Bills Have Increased 24% in Five Years
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Milla Kuiper /Water Finance & Managementby WFM StaffAccording to a new comprehensive analysis of drinking water and sewer rates, the combined water and sewer bill for a typical U.S. household has increased by 4.6% from 2023 to 2024 and about 24% in the past five years.
Low Flow No More? Trump to Roll Back Rules on Toilets, Showers and Lightbulbs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /USA Todayby Elizabeth WeisePlastic straws, high flow toilets and incandescent light bulbs could make comebacks as President Donald Trump works to end certain environmental standards.
OPINION: A New, Dangerous Era of Water Management Begins Under President Donald Trump
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /The Sacramento Beeby Lester SnowI fear we have entered a new, dangerous era under President Donald Trump’s second term. In recent days, we have witnessed water management decisions being made in Washington without the benefit of input from local experts and those being impacted.
Water is the Other US-Mexico Border Crisis, and the Supply Crunch is Getting Worse
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /Nevada Currentby Gabriel Eckstein and Rosario SanchezImmigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together. Climate change is shrinking surface and groundwater supplies in […]
Opinion: A Trump-Newsom Agreement on Water? Public Has the Right to Know
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /The Mercury Newsby Scott Artis and Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaThere’s a lot to be nervous about in today’s world. Here’s another: President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom are talking about the future of the environmentally threatened San Francisco Bay-Delta. On Feb. 5, they met at the White House to discuss fire relief and water issues. Neither party revealed what water issues were discussed or […]