Since almost completely running out of water in 2015, and again in 2021, the City of Fort Bragg is working to make sure it stays ahead of any future droughts by investing in desalination. “We stopped allowing people to wash dishes and had them use paper products and things like that, just disposable plates and things […]
The value of San Diego County’s agricultural output increased by $24 million in 2022 over the previous year, the seventh year of growth in the last decade, according to the county’s annual crop report released Monday. The 2022 growing season saw a 1.4% increase over 2021, rising to $1.78 billion. The county remains the number one producer […]
California is getting its first major water storage project in a dozen years, expanding an existing reservoir through federal funding. Friday, the Department of the Interior and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority improved plans to implement the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project.
The Colorado River District is leading a coalition in what would be a history-making purchase involving historic water rights that are pivotal to Colorado River flows and water uses in western Colorado.
The California Department of Community Services and Development is extending its program to help low-income residents pay their current or past-due water and sewer bills. The federally funded Low Income Household Water Assistance Program was originally set to end in the fall, but will remain open through March 2024 — or until funds last.
This winter is expected to be wetter than normal, so state officials suggest preparing ahead of time.
Water is hard to come by on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, and it has been for a long time. The Chippewa Cree tribe members who live on this reservation in north-central Montana get most of their water from a thin underground aquifer that is insufficiently replenished by occasional rainfall, and they’ve been under some form of water […]
The Southern Nevada Water Authority announced that the state will continue to collaborate with Arizona and California on a long-term sustainable plan for the stability of the Colorado River. According to a media release, the Bureau of Reclamation is moving the process forward to develop new operating guidelines for the Colorado River that will be […]
After a blistering summer of record heat, raging wildfires and unpredictable storms, federal scientists on Thursday said a warm, wet winter driven by El Niño is in store for California and much of the rest of the country. The first winter outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that a strong El Niño will remain […]
Engineers are busy studying the soil near the Salton Sea. This is where they’re planning on transforming more than 150 acres into a modern nature habitat.
