State Water Board Staff Proposes Adjustments to Emergency Conservation Regulation; Governor Issues Executive Order on Long-Term Conservation May 9, 2016 | www.acwa.com The State Water Resources Control Board released a staff proposal today to modify the existing emergency water conservation regulation to reflect improved conditions and allow for more local decision making. The proposal was […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: The wells have run dry in this California town, so why is a $1.2-million water system untapped? The San Diego Union-Tribune: Farmers innovate to get more crop per drop Manteca Bulletin: Manteca cuts water use in April by 33% Capital Public Radio: Long-Term Drought Persists In California Santa Clarita Valley Signal: SCV, state water savings […]
Continue ReadingKRCRTV.COM: Groundbreaking levee project to restore ecosystem BBC News: Nestle: Bottling water in drought-hit California Fresno Bee: Marin County water use dropped significantly in last decade Cit Watch: California: 12 Million Trees have Perished in the Last Year—Died from drought heart attacks KCRA Sacramento: Wildfire risks still high despite wetter winter WAter Technology Online: Water industry must adapt to changing weather […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Judge refuses to halt Delta land sale to Southern California agency Stockton Record: Almond industry growth continues despite drought Times of San Diego: Water Authority Plan Forecasts 14% Lower Water Use in 2020 OC Register: Market-driven solution to relieve drought The Desert Sun: State officials must maintain smart water policies Canada Free Press: Why Can’t California Farmers Get the […]
Continue ReadingCapitail Public Radio: Spring Storms Help Snowpack As California Drought Persists Sonoma Index-Tribune: California water board may issue revised water use policy Manteca Bulletin: Lathrop slashes water use in March by 30% Capital Press: Despite drought, California almond acreage rose 6 percent in 2015 KTLA: Water Wasters in L.A. Will Soon Face Heavier Fines, Audits Livermore Independent: Projection Says Valley Water […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: East Bay water district will stop fining water guzzlers Sacramento Bee: Loretta Sanchez suggests relaxing species law to help California San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Plan to enlarge Los Vaqueros Reservoir gains… Desert Sun: California drought: Using fines to fuel conservation Las Vegas Review-Journal: States consider more cuts on Colorado River to prop […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California water board denies bias claims in Delta tunnels dispute Modesto Bee: Modesto looks to ease watering restrictions, raise sewer rates Oroville Mercury Register: Drought water rules remain with a bit of wiggle room Calaveras Enterprise: Calaveras no longer in exceptional drought The Desert Sun: California weighs sharing ‘pain’ of Colorado River cuts San Jose Mercury News: Delta battle […]
Continue ReadingApril 25, 2016 CASA & Coalition Oppose Bill that Would Put Mandates on Ocean Dischargers CASA and a coalition of water and wastewater organizations recently submitted a formal opposition letter on its high priority legislation for the year, SB 163 (Hertzberg). This bill would impose a mandate on each wastewater treatment facility that discharges through an ocean […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: State ups its water allocation for Southern California San Francisoc Chronicle: California lifestyle relies on delta water Chico Enterprise: State Water Project increases allocations to 60 percent San Luis Obispo News: State drought driving longer wildfire season ABC10.com: Big improvement in California’s drought status Hanford Sentinel: Kings water district to get 60 percent Associated Press: Plan would pipe Alaska water […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California rethinks approach to conserving water in drought Associated Press” California water agencies to urge regulators to ease drought restrictions Sacramento Bee: Sacramento water agencies push to end drought conservation orders Huffington Post: Water for Farmers, Even During a Drought Island Packet: Juneau entrepreneur looks to sell ocean water to California KFSN-TV: Fresno residents can soon start watering more, […]
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