Dan Walters’ column does a good job describing a potential water battle that all Californians should want to avoid. The historic cooperation between the state and federal governments that has managed California’s water supply is threatened by this looming battle. We can’t let that happen.
The view from high up in Del Mar’s 17th Street lifeguard station is a visit-California poster: a sweeping curve of sand, dramatic coastal bluffs, a welcoming sea. What scientists see, though, is somewhat more sobering: the Pacific Ocean as seething menace, a marine battering ram born of climate change that will inexorably claim more and […]
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt isn’t shying away from reminding Californians who reigns supreme in its water wars. In a letter issued Tuesday, Bernhardt reminded California leaders that its ability to act unilaterally in enacting restrictive rules governing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is limited and could violate the law.
While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the quality of water left sitting in pipes could change. In buildings nationwide, water left sitting for long periods of time could contain excessive amounts of heavy metals and pathogens that are concentrated in pipes, say researchers who have […]
By now we’ve heard plenty about the difficulty of accessing widespread testing for the coronavirus. However, there is another approach for municipalities who want to know the presence and extent of the COVID-19 virus in their community…
Hollister Water Reclamation Plant Named Best in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorlsCalifornia Water Environment Association names Hollister Water Reclamation Facility Best Small Wastewater Plant for 2019.
Opinion: California and Federal Government Need to Resolve Differences on Water Supply Issues
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Mike WadeDan Walters’ column does a good job describing a potential water battle that all Californians should want to avoid. The historic cooperation between the state and federal governments that has managed California’s water supply is threatened by this looming battle. We can’t let that happen.
Back Off the Beach and the Rising Sea? No Way, California Cities Say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Julie CartThe view from high up in Del Mar’s 17th Street lifeguard station is a visit-California poster: a sweeping curve of sand, dramatic coastal bluffs, a welcoming sea. What scientists see, though, is somewhat more sobering: the Pacific Ocean as seething menace, a marine battering ram born of climate change that will inexorably claim more and […]
Bernhardt: Newsom’s Water Gambit “Potentially Unlawful”
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sunby Alex TavlianU.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt isn’t shying away from reminding Californians who reigns supreme in its water wars. In a letter issued Tuesday, Bernhardt reminded California leaders that its ability to act unilaterally in enacting restrictive rules governing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is limited and could violate the law.
Researchers Say COVID-19 Building Closures Could Affect Water Quality
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Treatment Plant Operator (Three Lakes, Wisc.)While restaurants, gyms, schools and other buildings are closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the quality of water left sitting in pipes could change. In buildings nationwide, water left sitting for long periods of time could contain excessive amounts of heavy metals and pathogens that are concentrated in pipes, say researchers who have […]
One Way to Monitor a Community’s Coronavirus Infections: Test the Sewage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KQEDby Danielle VentonBy now we’ve heard plenty about the difficulty of accessing widespread testing for the coronavirus. However, there is another approach for municipalities who want to know the presence and extent of the COVID-19 virus in their community…