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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.
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 […]
Two California Projects Awarded Reclamation/CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants for Reliability
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyThe Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded two $500,000 in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants to two California projects for what is expected to conserve approximately 4,000 acre-feet annually and improve infrastructure for fiscal year 2020. Along with cost-share contributions, these projects at the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) and the South San Joaquin Municipal Utility District […]
Cancer-Linked Contaminants Found In OC’s Drinking Water: Report
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Patch by Ashley LudwigMost Americans don’t think twice about drinking a glass of water. A report released Wednesday, though, found more than 270 harmful contaminants in local drinking water across the nation, including in Orange County. The substances are linked to cancer, damage to the brain and nervous system, hormonal disruption, problems in pregnancy and other serious health […]
Weekend Power Shutoffs Lead To Water Shortage In Vallejo
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Mike Lee /CBS SF Bay Area by John RamosAs much of Vallejo struggles without power, officials have planned for such a problem by installing a backup generator at the city’s water treatment facility. That plant turns raw water from Northern California lakes into potable drinking water but over the weekend there was a water emergency that had nothing to do with Vallejo at […]