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A vortex of attention swirls around industrial activity that does not consume much water. Photo © Brent Stirton / Getty Images Reportage for Circle of Blue Agriculture is the largest water consumer in California. Click image to enlarge. To the delight of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities, Nestle Waters North America in 2010 opened a bottling […]
Cities object to mandatory limits on water use.
Water for swimming pools, golf courses, car washes at front lines of fresh scrutiny.
The Global Rundown California’s two largest city’s will need to cut water use by 16 percent, according to the new plan. Families are fleeing parts of Iraq due to fighting and shortages of food and water, while Honduras is the most dangerous country for environmental activists. Ho Chi Minh City is losing more than a […]
State emergency funds help public water systems and private well owners. By Kaye LaFond Circle of Blue When its fiscal year ends on June 30, the state of California will have spent $US 19 million on emergency drinking water assistance over 14 months. Even more money is coming in the next fiscal year, as the […]
Era of ample water supply and cheap prices is ending.
State and local water administrators face supply emergency that is tightening.
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation and two California water districts settle a dispute over releasing water for fish. A rural water supply project in North Dakota is reassessed. President Obama orders federal agencies to be more efficient with water. Pipeline regulator offers safety recommendations for times of flood. A handful of species in California […]
The biggest water users will be required to conserve more than the thrifty.
Deeper drought, warmer temperatures lead to more water use in Southern California, not less. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Joakim Lloyd Raboff Lawns and pools dot the backyards of homes in Hollywood. Southern California water use rose in February, leading to the state’s worst conservation performance yet. Click image to enlarge. A month before Governor […]
The Global Rundown Groundwater levels fell to new lows in India’s tech hub while a state in western India opened its largest drinking water pipeline. Airborne instruments see a substantial drop in California’s snowpack, and Apple sees the value of recycled water. Nevada lawmakers might make it rain. “You’re kind of milking the snow.” — […]
Abysmal snowpack ‘obliterates’ record; cities told to conserve 25 percent.
