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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
2 Years After Spillway Crumbled, Lessons Learned At Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento, Calif.)by David ManoucherlIt is the tallest earthen dam in the country, standing at 770 feet. The central feature standing over the town of Oroville, the dam brings water and electricity to parts of the state using water from the Feather River. Today, construction crews are still busy doing some final grading on work that has spanned more […]
Sonoma County Drills Wells To Study Groundwater Sustainability
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)by Guy KovnerThe shallow wells Sonoma County’s water agency is drilling near 11 waterways have nothing to do with delivering water to 600,000 residents of Sonoma and Marin counties. Instead, the 21 wells will serve as measuring sticks to determine whether pumping groundwater in the county’s three basins — the Santa Rosa Plain, Petaluma Valley and Sonoma […]
Yorkshire Water Launches World’s First Poo-Powered Pub
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water & Wastewater Treatment (England)by Alec PeacheyIn what will be the first time a public space has been powered by electricity made from poo, The Number Two Tavern is launching for a limited time in The Light, Leeds from 7th until 9th November. The company is holding its first ever carbon week to spread the word and share knowledge about how […]
The Water Is Already Low At A Florida Freshwater Spring, But Nestlé Wants More
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPRby Greg AllenIn Florida, Nestlé is taking heat from environmental groups and others concerned about the future of one of the state’s most endangered natural resources — its freshwater springs. Florida has more than a thousand freshwater springs, which provide drinking water, important natural habitat and places for recreation. Nestlé wants to begin taking more than a […]
California Red-Legged Frog Delays Construction of Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSBY-TVby Megan HealyMorro Bay leaders hoped construction of the new Water Reclamation Facility would begin in October, but a frog has delayed those plans. The site, located near the intersection of South Bay Boulevard and Highway 1, is habitat for the California red-legged frog, a threatened species according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS). Environmental […]
As Wildfires Grow More Intense, California Water Managers Are Rewriting Emergency Playbooks
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundation (Sacramento)by Gary Pitzer and Douglas E. BeemanIt’s been a year since two devastating wildfires on opposite ends of California underscored the harsh new realities facing water districts and cities serving communities in or adjacent to the state’s fire-prone wildlands. Fire doesn’t just level homes, it can contaminate water, scorch watersheds, damage delivery systems and upend an agency’s finances.