Sites Reservoir in Northern California Is 20th-Century Idea Trying to Fit the 21st

/0 Comments/in , , /by

New surface water storage project would be first in California since 1979.

California Indian Tribe Pursues Rights to Groundwater

/0 Comments/in , , /by

A court test of federal water law by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has implications for the American West.

One Way to Ease California Drought: Recycle Wastewater For Irrigation

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Del Puerto Water District to buy a third of its water supply from Modesto and Turlock treatment plants.

Oakland’s Water Treatment Plant Generates Its Own Energy and Then Some

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Plant is at the center of a big move to also solve city’s solid waste problem.

Oakland’s Web of Waters Shapes New Economy, Civic Energy

/0 Comments/in , , /by

A nationally significant program of storm water management daylights streams, renovates a centerpiece lake, restores an estuary, and empowers a West Coast city.

As California Drought Rebalances Sierra Forests, Fire Danger Mounts

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Bark beetles, water scarcity, and dying trees herald a region in ecological transition.

In California’s Central Valley, Dry Wells Multiply in the Summer Heat

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Tulare County continues to be the center of the drought’s drinking water crisis.

Challenged By Drought, Fire, Earthquake, and Flood, California Departs On New Path

/0 Comments/in , , /by

In response to truculent planet, conserving water, limiting climate emissions, and achieving “net zero” energy use are top priorities.

Saving Salmon: California Orders New Water Restrictions

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Restrictions target big Sacramento River reservoir and Russian River residents, but effects will ripple through the state.

California Oil Industry’s Wastewater Saga Adds New Twist

/0 Comments/in , , /by

A lawsuit, an official’s resignation, and failed legislative proposals marked the beginning of June.