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Photo Slideshow: California’s Lingering Drought and Pollution Defy Solutions
Less snowmelt from Sierra Nevada leads to more pumping of Central Valley’s contaminated groundwater.
Peter Gleick: California’s “Bellwether” Drought
It is time to recognize the serious California drought for what it is: a bellwether of things to come; a harbinger of even more serious challenges to California water resources allocation, management, and use.
California’s Historically Dry 2013 Redefines Drought
Even the soggy parts of California saw less rain than Phoenix.
The Stream, December 27: California Closes in on Driest Year Ever
Water Supply It is likely that California will record its driest year ever in 2013, and dry conditions are expected to continue for the third winter in a row, USA Today reported. The dry conditions are expected to create water shortages for farmers and will increase the risk of large wildfires next year. An article […]
Federal Water Tap, November 18: $US 1.2 Billion Restoration Plan for California Marshes
Wetlands The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service submitted a final plan for the nation’s second-largest tidal marsh restoration, a 50-year $US 1.2 billion project to revive habitat for threatened birds, plants, and animals in the San Francisco Bay. The voluntary plan sets ambitious goals for 17 species, but comes with no dedicated federal funding. “Recovery […]
Who Will Pay for Disposal? Drug Companies Lose Against Local Governments in California and Washington
Though there still is no continuous national program to properly dispose of the 10 to 40 percent of prescription and over-the-counter medications that go unused, a few local governments in California and Washington are leading the charge to find sustainable funding sources.
Looking To Buy: Dry Year Means Higher Prices on California’s Water Market
Scarce surface water supplies will lead to an active market, research firm says.
Report: Evaporation from California Irrigation Adds Enough Water to Colorado River to Supply 3 Million People
A new study says that cross-border evaporation can be added to the list of supply and policy problems that water and land managers in the arid Southwest US. should ponder.
The Stream, January 3: Snowpack Looks Good for California Water Supply
California The first measure of Sierra Nevada snowpack in 2013 showed promising signs for California’s water supply, with hydraulic fracturing in the Monterey shale may be in California’s future, according to this column posted by Reuters. The state government took the first steps toward expanded fracking by publishing draft rules for the practice on December […]
The Stream, November 15: Water Supply and Quality Woes in California
Dozens of unincorporated communities in California’s Central Valley have lived for decades with contaminated drinking water — it is a constant concern. Pollutants from chemical fertilizers to pesticides, The New York Times reported, seeped into the groundwater and into taps, boosting nitrate levels to unsafe heights in 20 percent of small public water systems in […]
The Stream, October 22: California’s Water-Infrastructure Challenges Intensifying
Water is becoming ever-more expensive in California. Major infrastructure work, Capitol Weekly reported, is only the highlight of a long list of necessary improvements needed across the state that will push residential water prices higher. Financial Fallout from Hydraulic Fracturing The United States’ natural-gas boom has pushed energy prices down across the country—a financial perk […]
