Central Arizona has been booming — more people, more houses, more need for water. There’s also a long-term drought, and less water to buy from the Central Arizona Project canal system . It’s leading Phoenix exurbs to cast about, looking for new buckets.
Mounting public concerns and new state regulations in the U.S. are compelling water & wastewater utilities to address health risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a class of pervasive chemicals found in drinking water and wastewater biproducts. According to a new report from Bluefield Research, PFAS: The Next Challenge for Water Utilities, […]
Comments, questions and concerns are now being accepted, again, for the Lake Powell Pipeline. This comes after the Bureau of Reclamation issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the pipeline, which is designed to pump water to Washington County.
A century after the state began overseeing surface water, the California legislature enacted a set of three laws regulating water below the surface. The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, granted the state official oversight authority of groundwater. However, its involvement existed long before SGMA and continues to influence current policies and […]
Groundwater makes up 30 to 50 percent of California’s water supply, but until recently there were few restrictions placed on its retrieval. Then in 2014 California became the last Western state to require regulation of its groundwater. With deadlines starting this year, for the first time water managers in the nation’s premier agricultural region – the […]
A three-member Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeals panel at 9 a.m. Friday will listen to oral arguments in the Imperial Irrigation District’s appeal of a 2017 Superior Court ruling in favor of former IID director and local farmer Mike Abatti on water rights.
Arizona Housing Growth Tees Up Opportunity For Water Investors
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KUNC Coloradoby Bret JaspersCentral Arizona has been booming — more people, more houses, more need for water. There’s also a long-term drought, and less water to buy from the Central Arizona Project canal system . It’s leading Phoenix exurbs to cast about, looking for new buckets.
PFAS Management to Drive $12.1 Billion in Water Utility Spending Over Next Decade
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld MagazineMounting public concerns and new state regulations in the U.S. are compelling water & wastewater utilities to address health risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a class of pervasive chemicals found in drinking water and wastewater biproducts. According to a new report from Bluefield Research, PFAS: The Next Challenge for Water Utilities, […]
Public Comment for Lake Powell Pipeline Open, Again, Until September
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KJZZ Arizonaby McKenzie StaufferComments, questions and concerns are now being accepted, again, for the Lake Powell Pipeline. This comes after the Bureau of Reclamation issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the pipeline, which is designed to pump water to Washington County.
The Past, Present and Future of California’s Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water in the West (Stanford University)by Michelle HortonA century after the state began overseeing surface water, the California legislature enacted a set of three laws regulating water below the surface. The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, granted the state official oversight authority of groundwater. However, its involvement existed long before SGMA and continues to influence current policies and […]
Could the Answer to Groundwater Resources Come From High in the Sky?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Berkeley Labby Christina ProcopiouGroundwater makes up 30 to 50 percent of California’s water supply, but until recently there were few restrictions placed on its retrieval. Then in 2014 California became the last Western state to require regulation of its groundwater. With deadlines starting this year, for the first time water managers in the nation’s premier agricultural region – the […]
Oral Arguments in IID’s Abatti Appeal Set for Friday
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby Michael MareshA three-member Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeals panel at 9 a.m. Friday will listen to oral arguments in the Imperial Irrigation District’s appeal of a 2017 Superior Court ruling in favor of former IID director and local farmer Mike Abatti on water rights.