People have dreamed of turning salty water into drinking water since the early 1960s, when President John F. Kennedy famously said, “If we could produce fresh water from saltwater at a low cost, that would indeed be a great service to humanity, and would dwarf any other scientific accomplishment.” Today this technology is routine worldwide, […]
New USGS research indicates that streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) is decreasing by about 5% per degree Fahrenheit as a consequence of atmospheric warming, causing a 20% reduction over the past century.
When the Trump administration rolled back endangered species protections in the Bay Area delta that serves as the hub of California’s water-supply system, the state decided to go its own way.
KLAMATH, Calif. — California’s second-largest river has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations and served as a haven for retirees who built dream homes along its banks. With so many demands, the Klamath River has come to symbolize a larger struggle over the American […]
Municipal water providers in Aspen, Vail, Steamboat and other communities say there is no threat from COVID-19 in their water supplies and that people do not need to hoard bottled water — provided that the employees who operate the various water plants can still come to work. And yet, two weeks into Colorado’s crisis, you […]
I’d wager most Californians have never heard the term, “Incidental Take Permit.” It sounds innocuous, right. In the most basic water-speak, it is a permit to lawfully operate infrastructure, as defined by Endangered Species Act.
The Future of Water: Onsite Desalination for Hyperlocal Reuse
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bay Area Monitorby Robin MeadowsPeople have dreamed of turning salty water into drinking water since the early 1960s, when President John F. Kennedy famously said, “If we could produce fresh water from saltwater at a low cost, that would indeed be a great service to humanity, and would dwarf any other scientific accomplishment.” Today this technology is routine worldwide, […]
Colorado River Flow Dwindles as Warming-Driven Loss of Reflective Snow Energizes Evaporation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /U.S. Geological Geological Surveyby USGSNew USGS research indicates that streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) is decreasing by about 5% per degree Fahrenheit as a consequence of atmospheric warming, causing a 20% reduction over the past century.
The State’s New Delta Water Rules Don’t End Conflict with Washington
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallWhen the Trump administration rolled back endangered species protections in the Bay Area delta that serves as the hub of California’s water-supply system, the state decided to go its own way.
Largest US Dam Removal Stirs Debate Over Coveted West Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Associated Pressby Gillian FlaccusKLAMATH, Calif. — California’s second-largest river has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations and served as a haven for retirees who built dream homes along its banks. With so many demands, the Klamath River has come to symbolize a larger struggle over the American […]
Officials to Hoarders: Quit Buying Bottled Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Aspen Times (Aspen, Colorado)by David O. WilliamsMunicipal water providers in Aspen, Vail, Steamboat and other communities say there is no threat from COVID-19 in their water supplies and that people do not need to hoard bottled water — provided that the employees who operate the various water plants can still come to work. And yet, two weeks into Colorado’s crisis, you […]
Opinion: Welcome to Water Chaos, California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sunby Wayne WesternI’d wager most Californians have never heard the term, “Incidental Take Permit.” It sounds innocuous, right. In the most basic water-speak, it is a permit to lawfully operate infrastructure, as defined by Endangered Species Act.