KTVU: New report concludes global warming is real, will lead to increased extreme weather events Los Angeles Times: UCLA researchers unveil a better way to clean brackish water Nature World News: Oysters May be Able to Protect Us from Rising Seas The Record-Courier: No snow adds up to 6th worst year on record for Tahoe […]
Continue ReadingJohn A. Coleman, CEO of Bay Planning Coalition and Board Member of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, co-wrote a Guest Commentary for the Contra Costa Times on May 3. Guest Commentary: Tapping the Sacramento River in a drought year makes huge difference for EBMUD customers By John A. Coleman and Andy Katz […]
Continue ReadingThe SF Chronicle: Sierra Snowpack is Barely There Circle of Blue: Groundwater tables in most of California are at all-time lows, State report says BPR: Parched California: The Golden State’s Severe Drought Capitol Public Radio: Clean Water Advocates Call Proposed Recycled Water Rules ‘Permissive’ CBS Sacramento: Lack Of Water Taking California Farmers Into Uncharted Territory Capital […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Below in PDF is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Approval of Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region Clarifying the Antidegradation Policy, Adding Mixing Zone Provisions, Revising Certain Waste Discharge Prohibitions, and Amending Chapter 5- Water […]
Continue ReadingMarketplace: Drought puts California rice in a sticky situation Sacramento Bee: Drought shadows the start of California salmon season i09: What happens when a city runs out of water? Maven’s Notebook: DWR releases report on groundwater basins with potential shortages, monitoring, gaps CNN: From toilet to tap: Getting a taste for drinking recycled waste water […]
Continue ReadingApril 30, 2014 Save Our Water to Launch “Californians Don’t Waste’ Media Campaign This week Save Our Water is launching its statewide ‘Californians Don’t Waste’ paid media campaign to bring awareness and education to Californians on how to save water every day, aiming to capture Californians’ spirit in tackling the worst drought in […]
Continue ReadingBelow in PDF is a Revised Notice of Public Meeting to Consider Adoption of a General Order for Recycled Water Use. Revised Notice on Recycled Water
Continue ReadingNewsmax: Officials: Pot Growers Worsening California’s Drought Napa Valley Register: Napa architect helps invent storm water protection system for wineries UC Davis: UC summit: Learning to live with drought Epoch Times: El Nino 2014: New Study Links California Drought to Global Warming Capitol Public Radio: Farmers Forecasting Less Rice, Higher Prices Because of Drought NPR: […]
Continue ReadingDrought Watch: Essential Elements for a Water Bond Caitrin Chappelle, Ellen Hanak April 24, 2014 This is part of a continuing series on the impact of the drought. “In both houses of the California Legislature, multiple versions of a new water bond are being amended and debated to make the June deadline for replacing the […]
Continue ReadingCapitol Public Radio: Food Banks Feeling the Drought The Packer: California drought order leaves citrus uncertain Salon: California’s record drought just got a lot more serious NBC Bay Area: San Francisco’s Sutro Reservoir Gets Seismic Safety Upgrades Turlock City News: Cannella to Support Water Bond Proposals, Despite Defeat of Bill Reuters: Soft delta soil could […]
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