An unprecedented and fledgling statewide effort to shore up hundreds of struggling drinking water systems could face intense pressure from the novel coronavirus pandemic as the program is rolled out in coming months. For almost a year now, the California Water Resources Control Board has been working to craft the program, and on Tuesday it […]
Life has been different around Boston for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic, and you can see one way it’s changed entire communities in an essential resource: the water supply. Water use has dropped nearly 6% across the region during the past eight weeks, during the governor’s stay-at-home order, according to figures compiled this week by […]
San Diego County Water Authority identified the need to rehabilitate sections of the pipeline while executing its strategy to make major investments in the region’s water delivery system.
On Monday, California fire officials gathered to launch the state’s annual Wildfire Preparedness Week. The message they delivered was clear: Summer 2020 would not mimic summer 2019, when wildfires mostly remained small and manageable into August.
In California’s eternal water wars, Trump’s push to send the liquid gold from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farmers in the south was contested by the state and environmentalists in federal court Thursday.
In recent weeks, we’ve been sharing stories of how California agriculture is adapting under the current circumstances stemming from COVID-19. I have a few more for you here today. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reverberate through California agriculture, according to speakers at an online forum. During a virtual town hall hosted by chairs of […]
Pandemic Could Complicate Efforts to Upgrade State Drinking Water Systems
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SF Gate/Bay City News Foundationby Kiley RussellAn unprecedented and fledgling statewide effort to shore up hundreds of struggling drinking water systems could face intense pressure from the novel coronavirus pandemic as the program is rolled out in coming months. For almost a year now, the California Water Resources Control Board has been working to craft the program, and on Tuesday it […]
With People Staying Home, Water Use Has Changed Dramatically Around Boston
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC 10 Bostonby Alec GreaneyLife has been different around Boston for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic, and you can see one way it’s changed entire communities in an essential resource: the water supply. Water use has dropped nearly 6% across the region during the past eight weeks, during the governor’s stay-at-home order, according to figures compiled this week by […]
Fyfe Company System Rehabs Water Pipeline
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Trenchless InternationalSan Diego County Water Authority identified the need to rehabilitate sections of the pipeline while executing its strategy to make major investments in the region’s water delivery system.
California’s Mountain Snow Cover is Vanishing a Month Early, in a Worrying Setup for Fire Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Washington Postby Diana LeonardOn Monday, California fire officials gathered to launch the state’s annual Wildfire Preparedness Week. The message they delivered was clear: Summer 2020 would not mimic summer 2019, when wildfires mostly remained small and manageable into August.
Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Courthouse News Serviceby Nick CahillIn California’s eternal water wars, Trump’s push to send the liquid gold from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farmers in the south was contested by the state and environmentalists in federal court Thursday.
California Agriculture and COVID-19
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Ag Todayby Tim HammerichIn recent weeks, we’ve been sharing stories of how California agriculture is adapting under the current circumstances stemming from COVID-19. I have a few more for you here today. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reverberate through California agriculture, according to speakers at an online forum. During a virtual town hall hosted by chairs of […]