The Southern Nevada Water Authority, along with contractor Barnard of Nevada, Inc., announced the completion of the Low Lake Level Pumping Station after nearly five years of construction.
In the century-long “us-versus-them” mentality of California water, a plan released by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Department of Water Resources last week achieved something perhaps never accomplished before in the Golden State’s water industry. It incited universal scorn. First, as is always the case, some recent history on California’s water infrastructure. Much of California’s surface water […]
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders were urged Tuesday to include at least $12.5 billion in stimulus funds to help people struggling to pay their water and sewer bills. Congress is preparing another stimulus package that will include billions of dollars to improve the nation’s aging water and sewer infrastructure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi already has indicated her […]
Taking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on President Donald Trump’s promise to quiet environmentalists and “open up the water” to California farmers.
William R. Gianelli, the Water Education Foundation’s second president and a leading figure in California water during construction of the State Water Project, died March 30, 2020, in Monterey County. He was 101. Mr. Gianelli was president of the Foundation from 1985-1989 and made a major financial donation that helped the Foundation create an educational […]
Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe. Three years ago, Dimitri Deheyn noticed intensely blue stringy shapes as he examined jellyfish samples through a microscope in his marine biology lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University […]
Construction Finishes on $650 Million Water Pumping Station at Lake Mead
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /NBC 3 News Las Vegasby Cody MillerThe Southern Nevada Water Authority, along with contractor Barnard of Nevada, Inc., announced the completion of the Low Lake Level Pumping Station after nearly five years of construction.
Newsom Accomplishes Rare Feat: A Water Plan No One Likes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Joaquin Valley Sunby Alex TavlianIn the century-long “us-versus-them” mentality of California water, a plan released by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Department of Water Resources last week achieved something perhaps never accomplished before in the Golden State’s water industry. It incited universal scorn. First, as is always the case, some recent history on California’s water infrastructure. Much of California’s surface water […]
Democrats, Nonprofits Urge Congress to Help Keep Water Flowing
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Amena H. SaiyidRepublican and Democratic congressional leaders were urged Tuesday to include at least $12.5 billion in stimulus funds to help people struggling to pay their water and sewer bills. Congress is preparing another stimulus package that will include billions of dollars to improve the nation’s aging water and sewer infrastructure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi already has indicated her […]
Judge Urged to Close Gates on Federal Water Grab in California Delta
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Courthouse News Serviceby Nick CahillTaking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on President Donald Trump’s promise to quiet environmentalists and “open up the water” to California farmers.
In Memoriam: William R. Gianelli, former director of California Department of Water Resources
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundationby Douglas E. BeemanWilliam R. Gianelli, the Water Education Foundation’s second president and a leading figure in California water during construction of the State Water Project, died March 30, 2020, in Monterey County. He was 101. Mr. Gianelli was president of the Foundation from 1985-1989 and made a major financial donation that helped the Foundation create an educational […]
To Study a Problem That’s Everywhere, They’re Getting Creative
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /New York Timesby Sarah Elizabeth RichardsDimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe. Three years ago, Dimitri Deheyn noticed intensely blue stringy shapes as he examined jellyfish samples through a microscope in his marine biology lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University […]