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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.
Breakingviews – Wall Street Mistakes Water For A Business Washout
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reuters by Antony CurrieStockholm’s architecture, waterways and balmy climate make Sweden’s capital a tourist haven in the summer. Throw in the networking appeal of almost 4,000 people in town for the annual World Water Week confab, including government officials and executives from big companies like Diageo, Apple and Nestlé, and it’s hard to imagine Wall Street types not […]
Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins Couldn’t Have Orchestrated It Better If She Tried
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento, Calif.)by Dan MorainHer Senate Bill 1 is the year’s most far-reaching environmental legislation. It declares that the state would adhere to laws governing clean air, water, endangered species and labor that were in place in January 2017, when President Trump took office, and before he set about trying to unravel environmental law. Farm groups mounted a major […]
Microplastics Are Found In Lake Tahoe’s Waters For First Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunScientists have detected microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe’s deep blue waters for the first time. Now they are trying to determine its source and potential harm to the lake’s flora and fauna. Preliminary analyses of water samples collected by researchers at the Desert Research Institute in Reno revealed the presence of particles of synthetic fiber […]
Cal Water Completes Two Infrastructure Improvement Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyCalifornia Water Service (Cal Water) recently completed two infrastructure projects in the Kern River Valley and Los Altos. The first was the installation of more than 4,200 feet of a new transmission water main in the Los Altos’ Rancho neighborhood, which will strengthen water system reliability and infrastructure resiliency for customers and enhance fire protection […]
State Launches Probe Into Oil Field Spills – Including One That’s Been Flowing Since 2003
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED Newsby Ted Goldberg and Dan BrekkeState oil and gas regulators say they’re launching an investigation of operations in a Kern County oil field after a series of large, uncontrolled crude petroleum releases near Chevron wells — including one that has continued on and off for more than 16 years and may have spewed out more than 50 million gallons of […]
Reclamation Awards $16.98M To Five Water Recycling And Reuse Projects In California, Hawaii and Texas
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water WorldThe Bureau of Reclamation will provide a total of $16.98 million to five communities in California, Hawaii and Texas to help plan, design and construct congressionally authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. Title XVI is part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program that focuses on improving water conservation and helping water-resource managers across the West […]