Conservation

The Blue Forest Conservation, Camptonville Community Partnership, National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Nevada City Rancheria, Sierra County, South Yuba River Citizens League, The United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, and Yuba Water Agency now comprise the North Yuba Forest Partnership (NYFP) and are committed to prioritizing, planning, …

On the heels of a similar $5 million pilot program approved by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California Board of Directors in September, the board approved a new $7.5 million pilot program last week to study the water supply potential of local stormwater capture. The September-approved study aims …

The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded two $500,000 in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants to two California projects for what is expected to conserve approximately 4,000 acre-feet annually and improve infrastructure for fiscal year 2020.  Along with cost-share contributions, these projects at the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) and the South …

Felicia Federico, executive director of UCLA’s California Center for Sustainable Communities and the lead author – along with a team of recent UCLA graduates — of the center’s latest environmental report card, indicated that whereas the city has a long way to go toward water sustainability, but help is on …

A new pilot program has been launched by numerous organizations in Southern California to aid residents in selecting more native plants for their homes and gardens to become even more water-efficient. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and local water agencies have teamed up with the California Native Plant …

Although projected to take 11 years to fully complete – and a host of required approvals in the process – the Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center, a new water recycling demonstration plant, celebrated the start of operations last week. It’s a major step forward in the potential construction of …