Drought

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, saying the government agency failed to answer AquaAlliance, an environmental group’s, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. AquaAlliance requested information on well owners, to determine if owners were illegally diverting water from the Sacramento River watershed. According to …

On Thursday, East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) released a list of excessive water wasters. Here’s how they stacked up: George Kirkland, former Chevron vice president, uses 12,600 gallons of water per day. Mark Pine, venture capital executive, uses 8,000 gallons of water per day. Billy Beane, Oakland A’s executive …

Folsom Lake, located in the Sacramento area, provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people. The lake, however, is now at its lowest point in years, at just below 17 percent of capacity. The last time the lake had a point this low was during the great drought of …

As drought-stricken California continues to encourage residents to replace their turf with drought-tolerant landscapes, local water agencies throughout the state are incentivizing those residents with rebates. Some water rebate programs are funded to the tune of millions of dollars, resulting in sizable “cash for grass” rebates for conservation-minded participants. For …

On Tuesday, three groups – Courage Campaign Institute, Center for Biological Diversity and Story of Stuff Project – filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service over Nestle’s bottling operations. The lawsuit seeks to shut down a four-mile long pipeline Nestle uses to transport water from Strawberry Creek, located …

Residents in the Sacramento area are being warned about blue-green algae, which has been found in rivers, lakes and ponds. Health officials are telling people and their pets about the blue-green algae, which can cause severe illness and death. Warning signs are being posted on beaches after the death of …