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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., 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 […]
Palm Springs Saw 8.84 Inches of Rain in the Last 12 months — That’s 154% of Normal
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Keith W. KohnIt was a wet and stormy year in the Coachella Valley and there may — or may not — be more on the way as the National Weather Service’s rainfall year began anew on Tuesday, a forecaster said.
California’s water year starts with a large increase in reservoir storage. Here’s why
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Mitchel BoboCalifornia is enjoying an increase in average water reserves due to increases in snowfall and precipitation, according to the Department of Water Resources. Statewide, the reservoir is at 128 percent of average, which is about 29.7 million acre-feet. Some of the biggest increases include Lake Oroville, which is currently at 102 percent of its average, compared […]
DWR Reports ‘Good Water Year’ For California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /FOX 40 by Dennis ShanahanDuring this past winter, FOX40 met people who moved up the mountains for the snow — and then got sick of it. Many homes were completely buried in snow and the region saw heavy downpours of rain that tested storm drains and levees. But from a Water Resources perspective, it was “a good water year,” […]
Storage Bill Expanding Utility Rate Recovery Options for Battery Projects Clears Senate Committee
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Utility Diveby Robert WaltonWith bipartisan support, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week advanced a comprehensive energy storage package, reported as an amendment to the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act. Introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the BEST Act would require the federal government to support energy storage research and demonstration projects. Along with the attached […]
How Does Climate Change Affect Mountainous Watersheds That Give Us Our Water?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Berkeley Labby Christina ProcopiouThe image of huge chunks of ice breaking away from glaciers and ice sheets, then floating out to sea in Earth’s most remote places, may be the most iconic symbol of a warming planet. And while most people will never see these familiar phenomena up close, what’s happening within some of the iciest settings still […]