It may just be that the most effective public sector leader in America today is a balding, flinty-eyed 76-year-old former mayor who is not only the oldest sitting governor in the nation but both the oldest and youngest man ever to lead his home state, coasting toward reelection next month with a 58 percent job
Exactly how Merced County would implement a proposed groundwater ordinance drew concern from agriculture advocates Monday, when the Board of Supervisors got its first look at a mandate that would regulate well-drilling and out-of-county water sales. Merced County’s water committee met with groups throughout the county, including the Farm Bureau, water districts and other stakeholders,
They are building the Carlsbad Desalination Project, which will convert as much as 56 million gallons of seawater each day into drinking water for San Diego County residents. The project, with a price tag of $1 billion, is emerging from the sand like an industrial miracle. In California’s highly regulated coastal zone, it took nearly
“Overall, it turned out to be a pretty good crop on the ranches which had enough water for the trees this year. Where the trees didn’t get enough water, the number of closed shells was quite high – as much 80 percent in some blocks.” Otherwise, Tom Coleman of Fresno rates his crop this year
San Diego is cracking down on water waste, after the city council voted unanimously Monday to invoke mandatory water restrictions. The shift from Stage 1 “drought watch” conditions to Stage 2 “drought alert” restrictions transforms voluntary water conservation measures into legal requirements, and stiffens some existing restrictions, such as those on ornamental fountains. The heightened
The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District declared a water supply emergency Wednesday amid record-low levels. The agency, which supplies retailers that serve several San Gabriel Valley cities, said levels will continue to drop if this winter doesn’t provide above-average rainfall and if the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California doesn’t provide significant water
Scientists from the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis, have identified 181 California dams that may need to increase water flows to protect native fish downstream. The study evaluated 753 large dams in California and screened them for evidence of altered water flows and damage to fish. About 25 percent, or
This summer, California’s water authority declared that wasting water — hosing a sidewalk, for example — was a crime. Next door, in Nevada, Las Vegas has paid out $200 million over the last decade for homes and businesses to pull out their lawns. It will get worse. As climate change and population growth further stress
New data released today from the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services reports the number of private well failures in the county grew by 19 percent since October 6. http://kvpr.org/post/private-well-failures-spike-tulare-county
Drought conditions will likely ease in much of the West this winter, but not in most of California, according to a new climate report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report, released Thursday, indicates that conditions in the Pacific Ocean, which include a developing El Niño weather pattern, may prompt above-average rainfall for