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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.
‘Farming the Sun:’ As Water Goes Scarce, Can Solar Farms Prop Up The Valley?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerOn the Changala family farm in Tulare County, the past and future are separated by a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence. On the south side sits a wheat field. On the north, a solar farm, built three years ago, sending electricity to thousands of Southern Californians. Alan Changala sees little difference between the two.
Often Short of Water, California’s Southern Central Coast Builds Toward a Drought-Proof Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water Education Foundationby Gary PitzerThe southern part of California’s Central Coast from San Luis Obispo County to Ventura County, home to about 1.5 million people, is blessed with a pleasing Mediterranean climate and a picturesque terrain. Yet while its unique geography abounds in beauty, the area perpetually struggles with drought. Indeed, while the rest of California breathed a sigh […]
Black & Veatch to create digital twin for Anglian Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WWTby Robin HackettThe utility’s ‘future water company, today’ initiative uses the Newmarket region of its operating area as a proving ground for innovations promising the greatest benefits. As part of this, Black & Veatch is creating a digital representation of the region’s water treatment and distribution infrastructure and embedding Hybrid Adaptive Real-time Virtual Intelligence (HARVI) – an […]
EPA to California: You’re Also ‘Failing’ to Meet Water Pollution Standards
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Alexa Diaz and Anna M. PhillipsThe Trump administration warned California officials Thursday that the state is “failing” to meet federal water quality standards, the latest move in the president’s escalating political feud with the state’s liberal leaders. In a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler threatened possible enforcement action if the state did not […]
A New California Fight Against Trump Over Water, Fish, The Delta And The Environment
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerCalifornia is fighting a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to push more water through the Delta – a move state officials say would harm endangered fish species and deprive millions of Southern Californians of water. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, said the federal […]
Report Details Extent Of Water Contamination In California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Adam BeamChemicals used for carpets and anti-stain products have been found in water sources for 7.5 million people in California, detailing the extent of the problem as state regulators work to develop safety levels for the contaminants that have been linked to cancer. A report released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group found variants of the […]