By CONRAD SWANSON, The Denver Post DENVER (AP) — Faced with a historic mega-drought across the American West with no end in sight, Colorado lawmakers, looking for simple and effective ways to conserve water, have set their sights on Kentucky Blue Grass. . Not just Kentucky Blue Grass, but all kinds of non-native grasses planted […]
03.04.22 Funding is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act US Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all of R-Alaska, welcomed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $39 million in Alaska infrastructure. This funding goes through the implementation of the? Infrastructure […]
As December drew to a close, rain swept across California, leaving behind a renewed vigor embraced by new growth of once gray green cover, dead hills and snow now hiding dark mountain peaks. Along with the cool feeling in the air was an almost ineffable sense of hope that California’s perpetual drought would be erased. […]
Visitors can provide feedback on what outdoor recreation they would like to see offered at Little Otter Creek Reservoir at a recreation planning event to be held at the Polo Community Center on March 5, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. . The event will include exhibits, exhibits and interactive games, models and activities. […]
MONTEREY, Calif. – Drought-ridden communities along the California coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have access to clean water. But seawater desalination, a proposed solution, has caused heated debate, as some environmentalists say the process is inefficient, expensive and wasteful. The California Coastal Commission will decide next month whether to approve a […]
Heat from a wind-driven wildfire last weekend along the California coast between Monterey and Big Sur has dashed dreams that the state’s lingering drought has come to an end. Threatening 200 homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 500 residents, the unusual winter forest fire is expected to serve as a wake-up call that […]
The newest Texas 2022 water management plan is the first of its kind to have a chapter dedicated to water conservation, according to an article by the Texas Water Newsroom. On July 7, 2021, the Texas Water Development Board, or TWDB, adopted the state’s 2022 water management plan, which is estimated to cost $80 billion […]
Lawmakers should focus on our environment, education and taxes and leave aside divisive culture war issues. (Rick Bowmer | AP Photo) The Utah State Capitol is shown during the virtual special session of the Utah Legislature Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Salt Lake City. By the editorial board of the Salt Lake Tribune | January […]
Citing the extreme drought that suffocated Utah last summer, forcing residents to conserve water, Governor Spencer Cox released the first chapter of Utah’s Coordinated Water Action Plan on Thursday. “. “Last year’s extreme drought conditions showed everyone in Utah the importance of water planning and conservation,” Cox said. “We have benefited from water storage decisions […]
By John Thiel, Managing Director of STPUD SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif .– Not being outdone by 2020, 2021 fires delivered,evacuations, no more COVIDs, big winter storms and power outages. And once again our tough little mountain town came together to overcome and keep going. The South Tahoe Public Utility District was proud to play an […]
With Mother Nature, we must take human nature into account Reading the headline for the December 19 edition of Marin IJ, “Above Average Tanks,” I looked further and saw that water officials were considering removing the restrictions. It reminded me of a study I conducted in 1978 for the National Science Foundation to find out […]
Yesterday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an $ 81 million loan under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to the Sacramento County Water Agency in northern California. The funded project will modernize water infrastructure to support a more reliable and climate-resilient water supply. “The Sacramento County Water Agency project is […]
Mount Shasta, California. For more than 17 years, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy has successfully supported efforts to improve the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada region. Starting next year, the state agency will add nearly two million more acres to its service area, including northern California’s forests and vital water sources, such […]
HOOSICK FALLS, NY (NEWS10) – Two test wells south of Hoosick Falls will serve as a new source of water for the village after years of testing, bottled water and home filtration systems. In addition, an existing village well will remain in service, according to the plan published by the New York State Department of […]
Despite record rains in October, farmers in the Central Valley are still in shock to see their water supplies drastically reduced when the drought intensified last spring. Many farmers have been forced to pull up crops that can no longer be irrigated. Some have doubled or tripled their groundwater pumping as wells are drying up […]
BELTON – Bell County Judge David Blackburn has said he believes water conservation efforts in Texas will ultimately be state-driven. “The state has largely left water conservation in general to the local level,†he said. “Representatives of local communities, cities and river basin districts (…) come together to work out a plan which is adopted […]
Cities in the United States are increasingly turning to an idea that once sparked gags: sterilize wastewater from toilets, sinks, and factories, and eventually return it to homes and businesses as water. tap. In the Los Angeles area, projects to recycle wastewater for consumption are advancing with fanfare just two decades after similar efforts in […]
Even as desperately needed rains continue to flood California, farmers in the Central Valley are still in shock to see their water supplies drastically reduced when the drought intensified last spring. Many farmers have been forced to pull up crops that can no longer be irrigated. Some have doubled or tripled their groundwater pumping as […]
The Pierce County Oversight Board has unanimously approved a revised land and water management plan that will help guide conservation efforts in the county for the next 10 years. “The Land and Water Plan helps guide the committee and guide staff on our resource issues and helps ensure we meet these goals throughout our annual […]
If you want to see California’s future, fill your tank with $ 4.80 a gallon of gasoline and take the Golden State Freeway better known as Interstate 5 and head 160 miles south to ‘in Kettleman City. It is slightly larger than the proverbial large spot on the road. It is home to around 1,200 […]
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL – As Florida enters its dry season, the Sarasota County Utilities Department is encouraging the community to conserve water. While there is an adequate water supply for customers in unincorporated areas of the county, Utilities Director Mike Mylett said conserving water would help mitigate potential impacts to the system during this dry […]
October 19, 2021 The conservation easement on Ravensworth Farms prohibits development and maintains critical habitat and natural systems in the Arbuckle Creek watershed E-mail:[email protected] TNC and partners completed protection of the vital and diverse landscape of Ravensworth Farms, a 1,069-acre working cattle ranch located along the eastern edge of the Lake Wales Ridge in Highlands […]
The drought control manual programs practiced by the Southern California water agencies include recycling water, building stormwater catchment ponds, and offering replacement cash rebates. thirsty lawns by xeriscape landscaping. In the grip of a second year of drought, an Inland Empire regional water planning agency is moving forward for the first time in its history […]
FORT BAGG – On Tuesday, September 14, Fort Bragg city council declared a Stage 4 water crisis at its regular Monday night meeting. A stage 4 water crisis targets a 30-40% decrease in seasonal water use depending on the most recent year in which water conservation measures were not not needed (2019). Six months ago, […]
Digital data enables better soil management When one thinks of the limited resources of agriculture, water is normally the first that comes to mind. The bad news is that, like water, soil is a finite resource that deteriorates rapidly as a result of human activity. The good news: Research is giving farmers, landowners and policymakers […]
Drought hits hard landowners who depend on irrigation districts Beyond the extreme fire danger and the shocking sight of dried up lakes, dying trees and rolling brown fields, the devastation of the dried up wells and the loss of supplies to the irrigation district has become a depressing reality for the people. rural owners. With […]
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) – Jack Dwyer pursued the dream of returning to earth by settling in 1972 in an idyllic tree-planted plot in Oregon crossed by a creek. “We were going to grow our own food. We were going to live righteously. We were going to grow organic,†Dwyer said. Over the decades that […]
Besides hurricanes and forest fires, there is another important, but rarely mentioned, effect of climate change: toxic water and sinking land made worse by dry groundwater. Water from snow and rain seeps deep into the ground between layers of soil and collects in sponge-like underground tubs called aquifers. Farmers rely heavily on this groundwater to […]
North County leads the way in conservation Well done to the people of Healdsburg and Cloverdale who love water. Cities in northern Sonoma County rank first and second in the state for conservation, according to figures released last week by the Water Resources Control Board. Healdsburg reduced its water use by 54% in July compared […]
Happy Tuesday, Salt Lake City! These are the most important things happening in Salt Lake City today. First of all, the weather forecast for the day: Partly cloudy all day. High: 66 Low: 47. Here are today’s best stories in Salt Lake City: The American Red Cross faces an urgent shortage of blood and platelets […]
People kicked off those sayings as Gov. Gavin Newsom sent SOS so the drought crisis wasn’t water under the bridge. Overall, Californians have only reduced their water use by 1.8% since Newsom called 15% on July 8. It’s basically like a very obese person cutting out ice cream a day. But locally, the city was […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) – Could sewage be the solution to our drought problems? Valley Water thinks so and they are doubling down by expanding their advanced water purification center in North San Jose and planning to build a new plant in Los Atos to produce millions of gallons of purified drinking water. In the […]
Yellow Warbler. Photo: Catherine Harris / Audubon Photography Prize On September 20, 2021, Haley Paul, Policy Director of Audubon Southwest, testified before the West Mohave County Basin Water User Review Committee, in support of strengthening groundwater management that would allow local communities located outside of the most populated areas of Arizona to develop their own […]
In honor of the third week of Environmental Awareness Month in September, Georgia Power highlights its efforts to improve and protect Georgia streams and the species that live there, such as Shoal Bass. At Georgia Power, our projects are aimed at conservation, restoration and awareness, so that future generations have a thriving, healthy and beautiful […]
TSMC logo (Reuters photo) TSMC logo (Reuters photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) was able to conserve 1.927 million tonnes of water in 2020, according to a recent financial disclosure report. Last year, TSMC spent NT $ 1.6 billion (US $ 57.51 million) on water conservation efforts and investments in water […]
TUCSON (KVOA) – Last month, the Bureau of Reclamation declared the Colorado River’s first shortage in CAP water deliveries, with the first reductions in water use coming into effect in January. With further water shortages looming, this is forcing desert dwellers to turn to other sources of water supply. Rainwater harvesting is not a new […]
An oil and gas water treatment company bought the produced water infrastructure from Colgate Energy purchased from Occidental Petroleum last month. Houston-based WaterBridge Holdings announced the deal on September 10 that saw the company enter into a 15-year produced water management agreement for the entire acreage of oil producer Colgate in the Delaware Basin. , […]
Earlier this month, on February 4, 2019, the Town of Elkhorn Utilities Department posted a notice via Facebook regarding arsenic levels found in October water samples. “It is not an immediate risk,” said the notice. “If that had been the case, you would have been notified immediately. The notice said there was no need for […]
Water extracted from the North Platte River is sent at an early stage of treatment to the Central Wyoming Regional Water Treatment Plant. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. – Citizens of the Casper area have been urged to conserve water not because of a problem with any of the infrastructure in the central Wyoming […]
CORVALLIS, Oregon – Oregon faces drought conditions statewide and Oregon State University is working to do its part to help reduce water use. Governor Kate Brown recently issued an executive order ordering state agencies to reduce their non-essential use of water. Public universities are not required to follow the order, but OSU is revising its […]
Photo courtesy of the City of Clovis Clovis City Council passed a resolution regarding updating the City’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Emergency Plan (WSCP) at its meeting on 12 July. In 2009, the UWMP and the Water Conservation Acts were enacted by California to maintain efficient use of the water […]
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Water conservation is a hot topic right now as we face this drought here in western Colorado. As water is rapidly disappearing in the west, what should we as a community be doing to help conserve water? Currently, we are subject to voluntary water restrictions, which means water companies have […]
The move to Marin Municipal Water District’s monthly billing could be one of the most effective ways to help its customers meet their vital responsibility to reduce their water use. As of June 24, MMWD’s commercial, residential and institutional customers had reduced their water use by 19.5% compared to last year’s figures. This is only […]
Most of us, especially those of us who live in the desert, know that water is a precious resource. We are very fortunate to have high quality local water resources just below us – the Coachella Valley Groundwater Basin, or aquifer. And we are investing in recycled water and using water from the Colorado River […]
Question: I know we are experiencing a severe drought this year and I want to save water, but I also don’t want my plants to die off. How do I know if I am giving them enough water? Answer: A great question and a question everyone is concerned about right now! The answer depends on […]
This month has been bill signing season for Colorado Governor Jared Polis after a frantic and historically productive General Assembly session. On June 24 alone, Governor Jared Polis promulgated 18 pieces of legislation during signing ceremonies in Denver and Boulder. Among them were several bills intended to boost Colorado’s economy, improve energy efficiency, protect clean […]
WEST MAUI – Residents and businesses of West Maui served by the Maui County Water Supply Department are reminded to voluntarily conserve water while the Mahinahina water treatment facility undergoes upgrades . The installation is expected to be back online no later than August 6, 2021. The upgrades include the installation of a new UV […]
Here, halfway up the coast, many people know that the Soquel Creek Water District provides clean, high-quality drinking water to residents of Aptos, La Selva Beach, Opal Cliffs, Rio Del Mar, Seascape, Soquel and parts of Capitola. But many may not realize that – despite the district’s name – the Soquel Creek Water District – […]
LAYTON, Utah – The city of Layton is implementing a new city ordinance in hopes of encouraging commercial developers to conserve water. The flowers and landscaping outside Layton Town Hall are beautiful, but not all plants are drought tolerant. Chad Wilkinson, director of Layton City Community and Economic Development, said they recently amended a city […]
The use of wastewater, water-efficient agriculture, knowledge of soil moisture and convergence in agriculture could be possible methods to deal with the double scourge of climate change and the new coronavirus disease (Covid -19), according to experts at a recent water conference. The conference enabled policymakers, academics, researchers and students to acquire the expertise of […]
Farmers on the western edge of the parched San Joaquin Valley have little to no groundwater resources this year. The Southern San Joaquin Irrigation District and Oakdale Irrigation District have legal rights to 200,000 acre-feet of water behind the New Melones Reservoir in excess of this year’s needs for farms and businesses. urban customers they […]