California Governor Comes Full Circle on Groundwater Reform
New laws signed today address challenges highlighted in Jerry Brown’s first term – in the 1970s.
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More Trees Mean Less Water for California’s Mountain Rivers
If global warming increases vegetation in high mountain zones, less water might be available for rivers. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue The Kings River, shown here flowing through Kings Canyon National Park, begins high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, more than 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) above sea level. New analysis reckons that […]
Federal Water Tap, September 1: EPA Criticizes Restoration Plan for California’s Water Hub
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency criticized a $US 25 billion water supply and ecosystem restoration plan for California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, saying that the plan would violate federal Clean Water Act standards for water quality and may not produce the desired habitat improvements. The delta is the largest estuary on the U.S. west coast and […]
California Senate Passes Groundwater Reform Legislation
The Assembly votes on Thursday.
The Stream, August 26: California Drought Dries Up Water Wells for Hundreds
United States At least 182 households in California’s San Joaquin valley no longer have running water in their homes due to the ongoing drought, prompting bottled water distributions by emergency services, the Associated Press reported. Circle of Blue’s latest story about the drought explains how a well-drilling “free-for-all” by the agriculture industry is behind the […]
California’s Dogged Drought Cutting Off Water Supplies to State’s Poor
Farmers are guzzling groundwater while wells of families run dry.
USGS Report: California Freshwater Withdrawals Are Lowest Since 1960s
Californians are taking less water out of rivers, lakes, and aquifers. California is adding people and growing its economy while taking less fresh water out of rivers, lakes, and aquifers than at any time in the last 45 years, according to U.S. Geological Survey data released Wednesday. California withdrew 38 billion gallons of salty and […]
California Lawmakers Move to Protect the State’s Collapsing Groundwater Supply
New rules seek sustainable use, but the details will be written later by local agencies.
California Lawmakers Pass $US 7.5B Water Bond
The spending measure now goes to the voters in November.
California Will Fall Short of Water Recycling Goals
Between $US 13 billion and $US 81 billion will be needed to meet state targets.
California Drought Helps Rim Fire Recovery
Little rain is not a problem for land managers working in the aftermath of one of California’s largest fires.
California Groundwater Legislation Will Be Amended Monday
Basins get more than two decades to balance groundwater use.
