Drought

Yesterday, Governor Brown addressed Californians to give them an update on the health of the state as a whole. Brown addressed two main areas for concern: water and infrastructure. “In this year’s budget, I am proposing that we use $2 billion of our temporary surplus on one-time investments to repair …

Earlier this week, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new regulation: all surface water rights holders and their claimants must measure and report the amount of water they are diverting. The regulation will impact 12,000 water rights holders and claimants, including those with riparian water rights. Previously, riparian …

When the California drought kicked into high gear in 2014, officials at the State Water Resources Control Board made a tough decision: mandating junior and senior water rights holders to curtail the amount of water they use. The severity of the California drought meant even those with historical rights to water had to cutback …

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the largest wholesale water seller in the state, has created a significant 25-year plan to address the growing demand for water in the region. On top of conservation efforts, MWD wants to create new water supplies through recycled water projects. “The updated plan …

American Water, the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company in the United States, is currently accepting applications for its annual Environmental Grant Program, which provides funds for community-based environmental projects that work to improve, restore or protect watersheds, surface water and groundwater supplies. Participants in California, Illinois, Indiana, …

For more than 20 years, oilfield wastewater has been used in the Central Valley as a means of producing crops, such as oranges and grapes. Now that the California drought is in its fifth year, people in the Central Valley are considering using oilfield wastewater as potential drinking water. As it is, 15 …