Pasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their […]
The recent rupture of a massive pipe at the New Colgate Powerhouse on the Yuba River, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, was not a natural disaster. It was an infrastructure failure. The rupture of the penstock pipe in February sent a torrent of water down a steep hillside, triggering erosion that carried sediment and man-made debris […]
Corpus Christi’s reservoirs are critically low, and a water emergency looks almost unavoidable. The city has been under drought restrictions since June 2022 and is now preparing for a Level 1 water emergency. This step triggers when the city is within six months of not meeting demand.
Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
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Record High Ocean Temperatures off Southern California Raise Fears of Prolonged Marine Heatwave
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /The Guardianby Roque PlanasFor more than a century, shoreline stations operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have measured water temperatures along the California coast. This year, they are flashing a warning sign. Over the last three months, several stations have repeatedly posted record-breaking daily high temperatures – with the La Jolla station registering temperatures a full 10F above historical average at one point […]
What You Need To Know About Desalination, a Growing Source of Drinking Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San DiegoAs climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water. Desalination, which is the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater in regions that lack sufficient rain, rivers or groundwater to meet demand. Today, it supplies water to hundreds of millions […]
WaterSmart Makeover: Creating a Space of Year-Round Color in Chula Vista
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron Golden Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCathy Spence didn’t grow up gardening. She attributes that to the multiple moves her military family made when she was growing up — before they settled in Chula Vista. Now, she lives with her husband David in the same area — with their cute scruffy terrier mix rescue, Skipper. They bought their house in 2018 […]
Winter’s Alarmingly Low Snowpack Offers a Glimpse of the Changing Rhythm of Water in the Western U.S.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Imtiaz RangwalaWinter is more than just a season in the Western U.S. It is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through winter slowly melts in late spring and summer, it feeds into rivers and reservoirs that keep communities and ecosystems […]