Conservation

In an effort to aggressively combat the impacts of climate change on low-lying areas of the Bay Area, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board has proposed changes to the region’s Water Quality Control Plan, also known as The Basin Plan, to better protect shorelines from sea level rise, …

The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for small-scale water efficiency projects as part of the WaterSMART Program. The projects funded with these grants include installation of flow measurement devices and automation technology, canal lining or piping to address seepage, municipal meter upgrades, and other projects to conserve …

At its January board meeting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s (OMWD) Board of Directors approved a two-year contract extension with 3 Phases Renewables, ensuring that OMWD is on track to use 100 percent renewable power at its water system facilities. 3 Phases Renewables estimates that in a single year, its current …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced awards totaling $1.6 million for four Title XVI water reclamation and reuse research studies. Three of the awards went to California agencies totaling more than $950,000. These studies will lead to increased water management flexibility and more reliable western water supplies. “Water treatment and wastewater …

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and Bard Water District have announced a landmark, seven-year seasonal land fallowing agreement that will provide Colorado River water to benefit California cities and farms. The long-term seasonal fallowing agreement was proposed by MWD after a successful voluntary seasonal fallowing pilot program in …

Development in the 20th century destroyed much of the Upper Truckee Marsh, the largest wetland in the Lake Tahoe Basin, through dredging and filling, and channelizing the Upper Truckee River as it nears Lake Tahoe. But the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is set to begin restoration of the Marsh next …