California, along with eight other states, sued the Trump administration Wednesday over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to stop requiring companies to monitor and report air and water pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. Three days after receiving a request from the American Petroleum Institute to halt pollution enforcement, the EPA’s compliance director, Susan Parker Bodine, […]
For 24 hours starting early every Sunday morning, small pipes suck samples from the river of sewage flowing into the South Platte Water Renewal Partners wastewater treatment plant in Englewood for 24 hours. The tubes deposit the raw sewage into containers inside a box that resembles a mini fridge. Goggled, masked and gloved workers then […]
The board of Monterey One Water recently voted not to certify a supplemental environmental impact report for an expansion of Pure Water Monterey. While the expansion was a technical concept that might provide additional water for the Peninsula, the Board action injected some much-needed clear thinking and foresight into a critical topic for the Monterey […]
San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer today praised planning efforts by state Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins of San Diego and other state Senate leaders to help guide California’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The senate plans include funding to create jobs, boost infrastructure investments and to protect renters and landlords. […]
A large coalition of government and advocacy groups Tuesday asked for congressional help to ensure that California can continue to deliver safe drinking water during the coronavirus pandemic.
When it comes to water conservation in cities that depend on wastewater reuse, even the best intentions can have unintended consequences. That’s the main message to be gleaned from new findings from a team of water economists and engineers led by Kurt Schwabe, a professor of environmental economics and policy and the associate dean of […]
California Sues EPA for Suspending Pollution Enforcement During Coronavirus Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob EgelkoCalifornia, along with eight other states, sued the Trump administration Wednesday over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to stop requiring companies to monitor and report air and water pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. Three days after receiving a request from the American Petroleum Institute to halt pollution enforcement, the EPA’s compliance director, Susan Parker Bodine, […]
Colorado Sewage Treatment Plants are Examining Your Poop for Coronavirus Clues. Seriously.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Colorado Sunby Nancy LofholmFor 24 hours starting early every Sunday morning, small pipes suck samples from the river of sewage flowing into the South Platte Water Renewal Partners wastewater treatment plant in Englewood for 24 hours. The tubes deposit the raw sewage into containers inside a box that resembles a mini fridge. Goggled, masked and gloved workers then […]
Opinion: Pure Water Monterey Expansion Proposal Falls Short
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Monterey Heraldby Fred Meurer, Bill Kampe, Norm Groot and Joe GunterThe board of Monterey One Water recently voted not to certify a supplemental environmental impact report for an expansion of Pure Water Monterey. While the expansion was a technical concept that might provide additional water for the Peninsula, the Board action injected some much-needed clear thinking and foresight into a critical topic for the Monterey […]
California Senate Leaders Propose Economic Recovery Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer today praised planning efforts by state Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins of San Diego and other state Senate leaders to help guide California’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The senate plans include funding to create jobs, boost infrastructure investments and to protect renters and landlords. […]
Coalition Asks Congress To Fund State Drinking, Wastewater Districts Amid Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /SF Gateby Kiley RussellA large coalition of government and advocacy groups Tuesday asked for congressional help to ensure that California can continue to deliver safe drinking water during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rethinking (Waste)water and Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Phys Orgby Tess EyrichWhen it comes to water conservation in cities that depend on wastewater reuse, even the best intentions can have unintended consequences. That’s the main message to be gleaned from new findings from a team of water economists and engineers led by Kurt Schwabe, a professor of environmental economics and policy and the associate dean of […]