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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Fecal Bacteria In California’s Waterways Increases With Homeless Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Healthlineby Anna AlmendralaPresident Donald Trump, a self-described germophobe, has made no secret of his disgust with California’s growing homeless problem, which he has called a “disgrace” and “inappropriate” and equated to “living in hell.” “We should all work together to clean up these hazardous waste and homeless sites before the whole city rots away,” Trump tweeted about […]
Thais Asked to Shower Less as Drought Worsens
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha TanakasempipatBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday urged people to turn off taps and shower less to cope with a drought afflicting northern and central Thailand. Last week, Bangkok’s water authority said the capital’s tap water was becoming saline as seawater pushed up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a source of much […]
Water-Use Targets To Be Implemented In 2023
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSRO SonomaCalifornians have been speculating whether they can get fined for taking a shower and doing laundry on the same day. The Association of California Water Agencies clarified information last week about water-use targets placed by California Senate bills that went into effect in May 2018. The association says there aren’t any statewide laws that require […]
A 3-Decade-Long Water Dispute Heads To The Supreme Court
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPR by Debbie ElliottFor three decades, Georgia and Florida have been battling over how to share a precious resource: water. Georgia has it, and Florida, which is downstream, says it’s not getting its fair share. The dispute is once again headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where Florida wants the justices to cap Georgia’s water use. But a […]
Study: Dam Removal Would Cost $2.3B, Jeopardize Regional Economies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Daily News by Mallory GrubenA new study commissioned by an association of river commercial groups says removing the four Lower Snake River dams to improve salmon runs would cost $2.3 billion over the next 30 years, boost state carbon emissions and jeopardize already fragile local and regional economies. “Dam breaching extremists talk about how easy and inexpensive it would […]
Will Californians Be Fined for Showering and Doing Laundry the Same Day?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Good Day/CW31 (Sacramento, Calif.)Can you get fined for taking a shower and doing laundry on the same day? Not so, according to an association representing California water agencies. In a statement issued Thursday, the Association of California Water Agencies shared clarifying information about water-use targets set forth by California Senate Bill 606 (Hertzberg) and Assembly Bill 1668 (Friedman), […]