Peter Gleick: The California Water Bond — What Does Proposition 18 Really Say and Do?
The costs and benefits of California’s largest water bond in a half century have not been fully assessed by an independent organization.
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California’s Central Valley to Get More Water
As the state recovers from a three-year drought and copes with a deteriorating water infrastructure, the nation’s food supply just got a boost.
Remedies for Nitrate-Contaminated Water in California are Anything but Quick, Cheap
John and Rosenda Mataka never gave a thought to their tap water until 1995, when the city of Modesto took over the town of Grayson’s water supply wells and informed everyone that they had been drinking nitrate-contaminated water for over a decade.
Nitrate Contamination Spreading in California Communities’ Water
The California Watch nitrates project revealed that wells that serve more than two million Californians have been contaminated with nitrates at levels that surpass the public health limit.
California Water Board Changes Power Plant Regulations to Protect Aquatic Life
Power plants will be required to change their cooling systems to reduce the amount of water they withdraw from oceans and estuaries as a result.
2009 California Water Plan Published
Report recommends upgrading the state’s information base to better user understanding of the water system.
Video: California Farmers Can Save Water, Money
The water-scarce state can overhaul its agricultural water management by implementing clearer water targets, better economic incentives, and more direct communication systems, according to a Pacific Institute report.
California Farmers Can Save Water, Money, Says Pacific Institute Report
The water-scarce state can overhaul its agricultural water management by implementing clearer water targets, better economic incentives, and more direct communication systems, according to a Pacific Institute report
Reforms Could Lead to Huge Water Savings for California, Pacific Institute Says
Replacing inefficient appliances in homes and upgrading wasteful agricultural equipment could save one million acre feet of water in California, according to a Pacific Institute report released Monday. These reforms could also save the parched state six to eight million acre feet by 2020.
Peter Gleick: Where to find one million acre-feet of water for California.
Californians have improved their efficiency of water use over the past 25 years. The state’s economy and population have grown. But total water use has not grown, and per person, each Californian uses far less today. This improvement in efficiency has saved the state’s collective rear end. So far.
Peter Gleick: Stealing Water from the Future – California’s Massive Groundwater Overdraft Newly Revealed
A NASA report summarizing data collected from new satellites confirms what most water observers have known for a long time. Massive amounts of groundwater are being sucked out of California’s Central Valley groundwater aquifers — unreported, unmonitored, and unregulated.
Drought Causes Record Low Water Allocations for California
Climate conditions and regulations are causing California to reassess water allocation, potentially taking drastic conservation measures.
