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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.
First Step Taken Toward Pipe Bringing Water From Paradise to Chico
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Chico Enterprise-Recordby Steve SchoonoverAn idea to pipe water from Paradise to Chico took its first step Wednesday, when the Paradise Irrigation District board signed off on a feasibility study for the proposal. The plan might seem far-fetched at first glance, but it would solve a couple of problems. In the short-term, PID needs someone to buy its water […]
Fourteen Calif. Cities Water Agencies Receive Fed Funding for Water Efficiency and Reliability Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /California Water News DailySixty-three projects throughout the western United States have been selected to share in $4.1 million from the Bureau of Reclamation for small-scale water efficiency and reliability grants. Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects are part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program. Through WaterSMART, Reclamation works cooperatively with states, tribes, and local entities as they plan and implement actions to […]
OPINION: Why California Needs Another Water Bond in 2020
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Capitol Weekly (Sacramento)by Jon ChristensenThe California Legislature is currently considering several proposals to put a $4 billion bond measure on a 2020 ballot for safe drinking water, drought preparation, wildfire prevention, and climate resilience. An $8.9 billion bond initiative has also been filed by environmental advocates. Many Californians might ask, “Didn’t we already pay for that?”
OPINION: Best Way To Improve California’s Water Situation is Newsom Plan, Not Senate Bill 1
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Fresno Beeby Reps. Jim Acosta and TJ CoxCreating a sustainable water future for all Californians is one of the defining challenges of our time. As members of Congress from California, we have been at the center of efforts to solve the difficult problems of providing reliable water supplies for California’s people, its economy, and our environment. There is no silver bullet to […]
The Friant-Kern Canal Is Sinking. Thirty-Mile Parallel Canal Proposed
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KVPR Radio Bakersfieldby Alice DanielThe Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to farms and communities on the east side of the Valley, is literally sinking in some areas due to groundwater pumping. And with one week to go before the California legislature wraps up its 2019 session, many hope the state will help fund the canal’s repair. FM89’s News Director […]
A Giant Mass of Warm Water off the Pacific Coast Could Rival ‘The Blob’ of 2014-15
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Deborah NetburnA large and unusually warm mass of water is threatening to disturb the marine ecosystem along the Pacific Coast from Southern California to Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. They call it the Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave of 2019, and if it doesn’t dissipate soon, researchers said it could be […]