California is on the brink of a water crisis, with projections showing a potential decrease in water availability by 4.6 to 9 million acre-feet yearly. Despite conservation efforts, scarcity is inevitable, according to a new report titled “The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges.” Commissioned by the California Municipal Utilities Association and written by Jay Lund […]
Water is critical to California’s economic development, supporting environmental preservation as well as extensive agricultural, industrial, and recreational activities. The high demand for water, particularly in the hot summer months when prolonged droughts and water shortages are common, is fueling growing conflict between different user groups and regions over water availability.
The U.S. and Mexico are experiencing another border dispute, and this one is about water. The conflict stems from an 80-year-old treaty where the countries agreed to share water from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. However, because water is in more demand but scarcer than ever, sharing has not been going to plan. […]
The city of Wichita, Kansas, recently had an experience that’s become all too common — its water system was hacked. The cyberattack, which targeted water metering, billing and payment processing, followed the targeting of water utilities across the U.S. in recent years. In going after America’s water, hackers aren’t doing anything special. Despite rising fears of AI use in […]
Every day, 130 gallons of treated wastewater, normally draining into the Pacific Ocean, undergo a three-step purification process, including microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light.
Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water systems serve communities of color, and more than half are in places struggling with poverty and pollution, according to an […]
REPORT SUMMARY: The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Maven's NotebookCalifornia is on the brink of a water crisis, with projections showing a potential decrease in water availability by 4.6 to 9 million acre-feet yearly. Despite conservation efforts, scarcity is inevitable, according to a new report titled “The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges.” Commissioned by the California Municipal Utilities Association and written by Jay Lund […]
California’s Water Innovation: Technologies Driving Sustainability in the Golden State
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /San Diego Community Newspaper GroupWater is critical to California’s economic development, supporting environmental preservation as well as extensive agricultural, industrial, and recreational activities. The high demand for water, particularly in the hot summer months when prolonged droughts and water shortages are common, is fueling growing conflict between different user groups and regions over water availability.
The Water War Between the US and Mexico
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Week USby Devika RaoThe U.S. and Mexico are experiencing another border dispute, and this one is about water. The conflict stems from an 80-year-old treaty where the countries agreed to share water from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. However, because water is in more demand but scarcer than ever, sharing has not been going to plan. […]
America’s Drinking Water is Facing Attack, with Links Back to China, Russia and Iran
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /CNBCby Trevor Laurence JockimsThe city of Wichita, Kansas, recently had an experience that’s become all too common — its water system was hacked. The cyberattack, which targeted water metering, billing and payment processing, followed the targeting of water utilities across the U.S. in recent years. In going after America’s water, hackers aren’t doing anything special. Despite rising fears of AI use in […]
Agencies in California are Recycling Wastewater into Drinking Water as Demand Grows
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /CBS News ChicagoEvery day, 130 gallons of treated wastewater, normally draining into the Pacific Ocean, undergo a three-step purification process, including microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light.
Drinking Water of Almost a Million Californians Failed to Meet State Requirements
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerAlmost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water systems serve communities of color, and more than half are in places struggling with poverty and pollution, according to an […]