California Water Use Falls Dramatically in April
Californians saved 13.9 percent more water in April as compared with the same month in 2013, a significant improvement over the last several months’ dismal conservation numbers.
Tag: Drought
Disaster: California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits 0% of Normal
California’s record drought took a stunning turn for the worse last week: on Thursday, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains officially disappeared.
Drought: Israeli Water Experts to Aid California
Israeli water technology experts will help California navigate through its worst drought in history. According to Ynet News, several Israeli water technology firms are already competing for contracts in the Golden State.
California Could Learn a Lot About Combatting Drought from Israel
California is mired in the fourth year of the worst drought in state history.
Cupertino Cancels Fourth of July Fireworks Due to Drought
The city of Cupertino will not put on its annual fireworks display this year due to California’s devastating four-year-long drought.
Musician Moby Offers ‘Solutions’ to Help Solve CA Drought
Electronic musician Moby sat down with Rolling Stone this week to discuss California’s four-year-long drought and the steps the state could take to mitigate its effects and finally end it. The musician and activist said California’s water problem could be
Poll: Drought Has Californians Worried About State’s Future
California’s record drought is dampening residents’ outlook on the future of their state. According to the results of the latest Field Poll, just 40% of registered voters in California believe the state is moving in the right direction, while another 40%
Drought: Vandals Spill 49 Million Gallons of Water into SF Bay
Thursday Vandals damaged a water district dam in Fremont California prompting 49,000,000 gallons of water to spill into San Francisco Bay.
Drought: Farmers Offer 25% of Water in Exchange for No Future Cuts
Select farmers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta have offered to give up one quarter of their allotted water supply this year to help California combat its devastating four-year-long drought. The farmers, who hold senior water rights to
El Niño: Insurers Prepare for Flood Damage Losses
With temperatures dropping into the high teens, and about 7 inches of snow falling for the next three days, Mammoth Mountain is on track to get its most snow since December 2014. The unseasonal snowfall in the Sierras will not break the drought, but the National Climate Prediction Center’s decision to raise the probability of El Niño to 90 percent has insurance companies scrambling to model losses they expect to suffer from El Niño flood damage.
Fresno Must Choose: Drinkable Water, or Clean Air
California’s four-year-long drought is forcing cities across the state to make tough choices about water conservation. Now, one city will be forced to make its toughest choice yet: cleaner air, or more drinkable water?
‘Super El Niño’ Wouldn’t Be Enough to End California Drought
With all the upbeat predictions, it might be easy for Californians to think the four-year-long drought is finally coming to an end. But Bob Yamada, water resources manager at the San Diego County Water Authority, says Californians should keep the champagne corked, at least in the short term.
Man-Made: NYT Blames Jerry Brown’s Dad for CA Drought
CORONADO — When Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina called California’s drought “man-made” earlier this year, blaming mismanagement by the state’s liberal politicians, Democrats mocked her. The Washington Post’s fact-checker even gave her two “Pinocchios” for the claim. However, on Sunday the New York Times appeared to agree that the drought is man-made, at least in its impacts–and blamed former Gov. Pat Brown, father of current Gov. Jerry Brown.
At Water Technology Summit, Innovation Trumps All in Battle Against California Drought
Engineers, manufacturers, attorneys, water district managers, state water bureaucrats, and academics gathered at the Pasadena Hilton on Thursday for the first-ever Water Technology and Funding Summit in an attempt to solve it.
‘Dam…Train’: Billboard Draws Governor’s Response
“Dam [thumbs up]… Train [thumbs down]… Governor, put our water before your train,” reads a billboard message erected by Fresno City Councilman Steve Brandau, revealed this week in California’s Central Valley.
Drought? Pool Construction Soars in California
Despite the drought, Californians built the most backyard swimming pools since 2007 last year–and this year, the pace is outstripping 2014, according to industry tracking firm Construction Monitor. In 2014, over 11,000 residential swimming pools were built or rebuilt; this year’s pace will carry that number over 13,000.
Drought: If Your Lawn Is Brown, Paint It Green
In Sacramento, one man has an idea of how to keep lawns green during the drought, and he’s selling that idea to those wanting to restore their verdant lawns; paint the grass green.
Californians #DroughtShame Celebrities into Conserving Water
In February, nearly 19 in 20 (94%) California voters called the drought a “serious” problem, and 68 percent classified it as an “extremely serious” problem.
However, a number of celebrities with homes in the state have apparently not received the memo.
Drought? Parched California City Re-opens Water Slide
On Saturday, the drought-stricken, water-restricted rural community of King City, California celebrated the restoration of a huge water slide, paid for by money raised by the community. The slide was retrofitted without using any city funds.
Drought: Starbucks to Stop Bottling Water in California
In an official statement, Starbucks has announced that it will stop bottling water in drought-stricken California and will move production–and jobs–to Pennsylvania to produce the Ethos brand of water that it sells in thousands of coffee shops.
Drought: Giant Water Park Re-Opens, Claims to Conserve Water
On Saturday, in spite of a crushing California drought, the Waterworld water park in Concord opened for its 20th season, fending off criticism of its water use by citing a new machine called The Defender, which is a regenerative media filter. The Defender will recycle the pool water in the park so that the park will use no more than the one million gallons with which it starts the season, officials claim.
Arizona Prepares To Restrict Water Use For Farming In 2016
With Lake Mead at record lows, Arizona is preparing to implement water rationing plans that have been in place in since the 1990s — the largest cuts will impact farming in the state.
Jerry Brown to Environmentalist Water Tunnel Critics: ‘Shut Up’
California Gov. Jerry Brown had some sharp words for environmentalist critics of his proposed Sacramento River water tunnels. On Wednesday, Brown told critics of his $15 billion plan to “shut up, because you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about,” according to the AP.
CA Water Regulators Approve Jerry Brown’s 25% Statewide Conservation Plan
The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve new water regulations mandating a 25% reduction in statewide water use.
Los Angeles Times Attacks Jerry Brown for Supporting Fracking
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by environmental activist Middlebury College professor Bill McKibben in which he attacks California Governor Jerry Brown’s support for fracking, calling fracking during a drought an “obscenity” because of its use of water.
