Water managers from throughout the Colorado River Basin took the stage at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference earlier this month to talk about conserving water in the face of the twin threats to the river: increasing demand and climate change.
The state of California is gearing up to regulate its groundwater. By some estimates, water cutbacks could result in half a million acres of farmland taken out of production.
He won’t admit it, but Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars. The governor’s apparent willingness to play into the hands of monied, agri-business players at the expense of the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta remains the biggest mystery […]
Just a few weeks ago, it was one of the driest starts to the rainy season in modern California history. PG&E was shutting off power to tens of thousands of Californians as dangerously dry fire weather dragged on nearly to Thanksgiving.
California is at a water crossroads. We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have. With a population projected to top 50 million by mid-century, a booming economy and a […]
It’s been a month since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to sue the Trump administration to block stepped-up federal water diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to agribusiness and urban areas further south.
Who Should Pay For Water Conservation in the West? Water Managers Wade Into Discussion
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Aspen Times by Heather SackettWater managers from throughout the Colorado River Basin took the stage at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference earlier this month to talk about conserving water in the face of the twin threats to the river: increasing demand and climate change.
California Water Cutbacks Could Take Large Area of Farmland Out of Production
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /National Public Radio (NPR)by Kerry KleinThe state of California is gearing up to regulate its groundwater. By some estimates, water cutbacks could result in half a million acres of farmland taken out of production.
Opinion: Newsom is Being Played by Big Ag on Delta Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Jose Mercury Newsby Editorial BoardHe won’t admit it, but Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars. The governor’s apparent willingness to play into the hands of monied, agri-business players at the expense of the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta remains the biggest mystery […]
California’s Wet Again, The Snowpack Looks Good and Ski Resorts Are Happy. Will It Last?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowJust a few weeks ago, it was one of the driest starts to the rainy season in modern California history. PG&E was shutting off power to tens of thousands of Californians as dangerously dry fire weather dragged on nearly to Thanksgiving.
Opinion: California Can Solve its Water Shortage With the Water We Have. Here’s How
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Heather CooleyCalifornia is at a water crossroads. We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have. With a population projected to top 50 million by mid-century, a booming economy and a […]
Opinion: Newsom Can’t Have It Both Ways On California Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Times by Editorial BoardIt’s been a month since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to sue the Trump administration to block stepped-up federal water diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to agribusiness and urban areas further south.