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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.
The Next Fight In California’s Water Crisis Is Over Salt, Pollutants
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Michael Claiborne and Arnold D. Sowell Jr.When it comes to drinking water in California — safety, supply and reliability — we can never rest. None of us. For those who think it’s a crisis that only impacts rural communities in our state, you are wrong. Children in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and other urban communities are drinking lead-contaminated […]
Tests Of California Water Supplies Reveal Widespread PFAS Contamination
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderA class of toxic chemicals linked to cancer, known as PFASs, are present in numerous wells used for drinking water across California, according to new state tests performed on a fraction of California’s many well water supplies. The test samples, released Monday by the State Water Resources Control Board, represent California’s fledgling effort to get […]
State Water Officials To Vote On Valley-Wide Plan To Reduce Nitrate And Salt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radioby Kerry KleinLater this week, the State Water Resources Control Board will vote on a long-anticipated plan to reduce some of the pollutants flowing into Central Valley water. However, not everyone agrees on the details. The program is called Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability, or CV-SALTS. It aims to provide cleaner water for drinking and […]
Wastewater Project Could Create Drought-Proof Drinking Water for 500,000 Homes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolIn its effort to establish a new, drought-proof source of water that could serve a half-million Southern California homes, the Metropolitan Water District on Thursday, Oct. 10 unveiled a $17 million pilot plant that will bring wastewater to drinkable standards. Water from the trial project in Carson will not be piped to customers – it […]
EPA Announces Proposed Changes to Lead and Copper Rule
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WaterWorldToday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that significantly improves the actions that water systems must take to reduce lead in the nation’s drinking water. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the proposal at an event in Green Bay. This action represents the first major overhaul of the Lead and Copper Rule […]
This is What Adapting to Climate Change Looks Like
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Atlanticby Robinson MeyerCalifornia has always promised Americans a glimpse of the future. But this week, the Golden State is forecasting a future that nobody wants to live in. Millions of people across California lost their power this week, after the local utility Pacific Gas and Electric intentionally shut off electrical lines to avoid starting wildfires in dangerously […]