Drought

An August 2015, $44- million proposed class-action settlement between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and its ratepayers stated that customers would be receiving a refund or credit by June 2016. But, payments have been repeatedly delayed and Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, has now …

California’s high Sierra has experienced just a bit of winter in the waning days of – summer? Yosemite National Park had snow flurries at both Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows on Monday as did the high elevation of 9,000 feet in the Lake Tahoe area. Some four inches of snow …

A new, comprehensive study in the American River Basin in Northern California has been initiated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to help inform water managers in the Central Valley Project regarding the development of detailed hydrologic analysis and models for the basin, including the consideration of the impacts of …

Five agency partners, along with the public, various organizations and local businesses will be participating in the Great Sierra River Cleanup (GSRC) in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties on Saturday, September 17.  The project will focus on various sites around New Melones Lake in the Stanislaus River watershed area. The Bureau …

David H. Wright, an established utility industry executive has been confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council as the new general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).  Wright was confirmed by a unanimous vote of those city council members present, 13-0, with councilmen Felipe Fuentes …

Nine of 14 of the world’s humpback whales were removed from the U.S. government’s list of endangered species on Tuesday according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The nine distinct humpback populations have recovered enough that they no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. “Today’s news …