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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.
Agencies Dismiss Concerns About Trump’s Calif. Water Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E News by Adam AtonCalifornia water projects have pushed winter-run chinook salmon into the single place that remains suitable for them to breed: the reservoir behind the Shasta Dam. Even that sanctuary fails during drought years as the same pressures that drove salmon into the reservoir — too little water and too much heat — take hold in their […]
The Fight To Stop Nestlé From Taking America’s Water To Sell In Plastic Bottles
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Guardian by Tom PerkinsThe network of clear streams comprising California’s Strawberry Creek run down the side of a steep, rocky mountain in a national forest two hours east of Los Angeles. Last year Nestlé siphoned 45m gallons of pristine spring water from the creek and bottled it under the Arrowhead Water label. Though it’s on federal land, the […]
Eastern Municipal Water District Receives $36M State Grant for Groundwater Improvements
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Mike Lee /California Water News Daily by California Water News DailyEastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) proposed Perris North Groundwater Program received a major boost with a $36.3 million grant from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The proposed project is a long-term solution to improve groundwater quality in the North Perris Groundwater Basin, in the Moreno Valley area of Riverside County. The program would […]
Coastal Commission Staff Recommends Denial Of Permit For Cal Am’s Desalination Plant.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Monterey County Weeklyby Asaf ShalevThe staff of the California Coastal Commission is recommending that commissioners deny a critical coastal development permit for wells that would supply California American Water’s proposed desalination plant near Marina. The recommendation, published Monday, Oct. 28, is a major blow to Cal Am ahead of the next commission meeting scheduled for Nov. 13-15 in Half […]
OPINION: Californians Should Favor Dam Expansion Plan: Tom Campbell
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Tom CampbellThe Public Policy Institute of California, one of the most respected, neutral research institutes in our state, reports that more than a third of all the water that falls on California in the form of rain or snow flows to the Pacific Ocean. This constitutes a greater percentage of our water than agriculture, industrial and […]
Vallejo Lifts ‘Water Emergency’ After PG&E Brings In Powerful Generator
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KTVU FOX 2by Lisa FernandezVALLEJO, Calif. – The city of Vallejo lifted a mandatory water conservation notice on Monday morning after PG&E brought in a powerful generator to power the city’s water pump. In a video message, Joanna Altman, assistant to the city manager, said residents no longer had to reduce their showers or toilet flushing and they could resume watering […]