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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.
Paso Completes Water Treatment Facility
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Paso Robles Pressby Mark DiazOn Tuesday, Sept. 17, Paso Robles Wastewater Division Manager Matt Thompson informed the City Council of the completion of the City’s Tertiary Treatment Facility, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the City’s history. “The City has a master plan to capture wastewater it has disposed to the Salinas River for many decades and turn […]
Newsom Signs Dodd’s Water Management Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Republic by Daily Republic StaffSen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced Monday that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed his legislation to help California oversee its water.
Army Corps of Engineers Speaks On Dam Failures
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Kern Valley Sunby Kathe MaloufThe history of dam safety and the lessons learned from previous failures was the topic of a presentation to the Kern River Valley Historical Society during their monthly meeting last week. Anthony Burdock, Project Manager for the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project, presented a program outlining catastrophic dam failures and how those failures were used […]
Trump Administration Surrenders to California, Backs Off On Delta Water Fight
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowThe Trump administration has retreated on a plan to push more water through the Delta this fall after protests from California officials on the harmful impacts on endangered Chinook salmon and other fish. State officials had been worried that the proposed move, by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, also would have meant less water for Southern California […]
California Adopts 22 New Laws Taking Aim At Wildfire Danger
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /APby Don ThompsonCalifornia is adopting nearly two dozen laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires that have charred large swaths of the state in recent years and killed scores of people. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he had signed the 22 bills, saying several also will help the state meet its clean energy […]
Coastal Cities Plan For Sea Level Rise
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Half Moon Bay Review by Ashlyn Rollins-KoonsIn Pacifica, beachfront properties and houses on worn-down cliffs are devalued and could ultimately be destroyed by flooding and erosion. In Half Moon Bay, properties sit farther away from the ocean due to zoning that largely designates bluffs as open space. One thing the two cities have in common: As sea levels rise in San […]