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Black Women for Wellness Releases Comprehensive Guide on Water Quality in South LA
Black Women for Wellness' Environmental Justice team has released a comprehensive water guide aimed at addressing water equity in South LA. The Drinking Water Guide for South Los Angeles is a resource to give residents the information they deserve about their water,...
Hands-on Learning for High Schoolers
From the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust: Our GAP Program at Fremont High School is Unique Among Parks Organizations in Los Angeles We founded Garden Apprentice Program (GAP) in 2012 to serve Black and Latinx students at Fremont High School in South LA and to...
Black, Asian & Bothered: (How to) Fill Your Cup and Keep It Flowing
As we close out Black History Month and look to spring, it’s imperative we continue the conversation about how climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color. Charming Evelyn from the Sierra Club shares the ever-growing importance of intersectional environmentalism and outlines some of the challenges these communities face.
Letter from Sacramento: Let’s Talk About CEQA
See the Sierra Club's CEQA factsheet here. March 27, 2022 For more than 50 years, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been one of the most important disclosure laws in the state. Since then-Governor Ronald Reagan signed it into law in 1970, CEQA has...
Updates and Perspectives on Delta Projects Webinar
Join us this Saturday, February 10 at 12pm for our Updates and Perspectives on Delta Projects Webinar. In December, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) put out the final draft of the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project (Delta tunnel). Hear...
Groundwater & SGMA
First published June 12th, 2023 in the Desert Report. Action That Is Long Overdue by William Martin & Charming Evelyn Let’s discuss groundwater! You can find many definitions of groundwater – it is basically water stored underground through millennia via the...
NGIN-LADWP Water Resiliency Roundtable
On June 28th, 2023, The Network For Global Innovation (NGIN), in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), presented the latest webinar in the NGINLADWP Roundtable series: Water Resiliency. The discussions in this roundtable focused on...
Water Day of Action July 5th, 2023
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Q&A with Parker Davis and Joy Langford
Slides from Presentations at this event Kill your lawn - Native Plant Presentation Native Plants Resources California Native Plant Society Calscape Las Pilitas Nursery Theodore Payne Foundation Hardy Californians parker@hardycalifornians.com Instagram:...
Transforming a Backyard Heat Island into a Cool Oasis with Yvonne Watson
Slides from Presentations at this event Transforming a backyard heat island into a cool oasis Native Plants Resources California Native Plant Society Calscape Las Pilitas Nursery Theodore Payne Foundation
Kill Your Lawn with Parker Davis
Slides from Presentations at this event Kill your lawn - Native Plant Presentation Native Plants Resources California Native Plant Society Calscape Las Pilitas Nursery Theodore Payne Foundation Hardy Californians parker@hardycalifornians.com Instagram:...
Harvesting Rain with Diego Wuethrich
Sierra Club California Submits Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Report for Delta Conveyance Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2022 Contact: Brandon Dawson, brandon.dawson@sierraclub.org Sierra Club California Submits Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Report for Delta Conveyance Project Sacramento, CA - Sierra Club California has submitted public...
Drought Conservation Workshop Videos
Slides from Presentations at this event Kill your lawn - Native Plant Presentation Overview of Simple Greywater Systems Rain Barrels, Native Plants and HOAs Native Plants Resources California Native Plant Society Calscape Las Pilitas Nursery Theodore Payne Foundation...
January Drought Conservation Workshop
Please join the Angeles Chapter & Sierra Club California Water Committees as we host our last in a series of Drought Conservation Workshops (for now). This is a FREE Event Workshop includes a DIY: How to create a cooling effect in a rented heat island home? What...
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Newhall Drought Conservation Workshop
Come one, Come all to a Water Conservation Workshop on Saturday, December 17th. Renters and home owners are welcome! Learn about what you can do to conserve water and save money where ever you live Free Event Lunch is provided Free water conservation giveaways This is...
Did You Know that Graywater is Legal in the State of CA?
Posted on 21 June 2019 By Charles Alex Malotte What is graywater? Graywater (also spelled “greywater” or “gray water”) is water from showers, tubs, bathroom sinks, and clothes washers. Graywater does not include sewage. Graywater is an ideal resource for reuse:...
Tell WeHo to STOP Wasting Precious Water
Tell West Hollywood to STOP throwing precious water down the drain. Much of West Hollywood, which inhabits less than two square miles, sits on a very high or shallow water table. For the past decade there has been an exorbitant increase in the permitting of...
New Kids Water Corner!
Help Ozzie be water wise! Introducing the Kids Water Corner to the Angeles Chapter Water Committee! Kids of all ages are invited to join us in playing water-wise games and learn about the best ways for each and every one of us to help conserve water in Southern...
Underwater Photos Taken During Blackwater Dives Frame the Atlantic Ocean’s Stunning Diversity
After sunset, self-taught photographer Steven Kovacs plunges into the open ocean around Palm Beach to shoot the minuscule, unassuming creatures floating in the depths. Read more... Photo: Colossal Art Blog
Permits First
Posted on 3 May 2021 By Randy Kokal You need a hunting license before you go hunting, a marriage license before you get married and the Poseidon desalination project needs to get their permits before they are allowed to operate. Poseidon has asserted (with no...
West Basin and the Angeles Chapter
Posted on 30 April 2021 By Scott Houston World Water Day may annually be recognized on March 22, but we must honor and respect water every day as we confront climate change in order to ensure we have adequate supplies of safe, affordable water to meet our needs. The...
Will Barons of Blue Water be More Equitable than those of Black Oil?
Posted on 17 February 2021 By William Smith Many of today’s under-resourced communities have no more access to blue gold (scarce water) than the under-resourced white residents of the Owens Valley have had since the 1920s. In 1924 greedy public and private water...
Pasadena Citizens’ Resource Guide
Regarding the Need for a Polystyrene (aka “Styrofoam™”) Ordinance Pasadena Styro Campaign PDF
Celebrating World Water Day – The Angeles Chapter Way
By Charming Evelyn & Chiara Scaramuzzino WatCom tours MWD/ LA Sanitation Recycled Water Pilot Project, March 2020 before shutdown. Dear Reader, This March we celebrate water to coincide with World Water Day, March 22nd. World Water Day celebrates water and raises...
Scoring Our Water Systems
Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood, California. A major storage area for LA's fresh water needs. John Nilsson all rights reserved As part of the Sierra Club’s long-standing efforts to protect sources, supplies, and just access to water throughout the country, the Angeles...
California’s New Futures Market for Water
Posted on 25 February 2021 By Bill Martin, member, Sierra Club California Water Committee and Sierra Club Bay Chapter Water Committee On December 7, 2020, financial futures based on California water prices began trading. This post is a short introduction to...
Climate Change Creating Enormous Challenges
Posted on 25 February 2021 By Rob Katherman The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) is the largest groundwater agency in the State of California, managing and protecting local groundwater resources for over four million residents. WRD's service...
What’s the Sierra Club California Water Committee and Why Do We Need It?
Posted on 25 February 2021 By Charlotte Allen - CoChair, Sierra Club California Water Committee The Sierra Club California Water Committee is an issue committee that reports to the California Conservation Committee, the organization that sets Sierra Club's...
Ocean Desalination Meets Homelessness?
Posted on 23 February 2021 By Charming Evelyn - Chair, Water Committee Who would think it? Ocean desalination intersecting with affordable housing?- Yet it has, in a little known state government agency called the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC)....
Poseidon’s Toxic Desalination Proposal
The people behind the Poseidon project feel Orange County residents do not pay enough for water. They feel that residents can and should pay. They see a potential profit in each glass of water, each shower and each toilet flush. Their plan is simple, add more...
My Experience as a Water Board Director
Posted on 22 February 2021 by Conner Everts The late matriarch of Los Angeles environmental groups, Dorothy Green, wrote a book that focuses on Southern California water and water agencies: Managing Water: Avoiding Crisis in California. If you live in the city of Los...
Zombie Tunnel Project back to life as the Delta Conveyance
Posted on 22 February 2021 By Caty Wagner - SoCal Water Organizer, Sierra Club California For many years we have opposed this project through its many iterations. The Peripheral Canal of the 80’s, the Bay Delta Conservation Project of the 00’s, the California WaterFix...
What’s in your Water
Posted on 17 February 2021 By Filomena Fuchs, Water Committee Member As part of the Sierra Club’s long-standing efforts to protect sources, supplies, and just access to water throughout the country, the Angeles Chapter Water Committee is preparing a tool to evaluate...
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Innovative Outdoors Virtual Film Festival Offers Free 2-Night Lineup for the Whole Family
Posted on 4 February 2021 By Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) YouTube screening Feb 20-21 will benefit Sierra Club’s youth outings program For more information: icofilmfestival@gmail.com In a time of serious stress, nothing soothes like the great outdoors. Now,...
Better alternatives to the Bay-Delta water grab
Gov. Jerry brown on Jan. 17 declared a state of emergency because of California's serious drought conditions. Many cities and counties have begun to feel the effects and have imposed water restrictions. One idea that's been pushed is the governor's plan to build giant...
SB 1383 Tackling Hunger, Waste and Climate
Posted on 1 February 2021 By Dr. Jim Stewart & Hoiyin Ip Nearly one in four Californians suffer from food insecurity. Yet more than 11 billion pounds of edible food is wasted every year in California. Organic waste, including food waste, decomposes in landfills...
Mapping Our Water
Posted on 25 February 2021 By Lore Pekrul and Chuck Gooley GIS Committee Maps for Angeles Chapter Water Committee The GIS and Water Committee first partnered up many years ago on the Water Conservation Measures Scorecard project, then on a map of California Lakes and...
Orange County: Waste, Water and Energy
Posted on 8 January 2021 By Hoiyin Ip pv>One of my favorite quotes over the years is by Gloria Steinem: "In each of these stages of campaigning, I've been inspired, angry, hopeless, hopeful, sleepless, surprised, betrayed, exhausted, educated, energized, despairing,...
Cadiz Water Mining Project Falters with Public Scrutiny, Election Setbacks
Posted on 2 December 2020 By John Monsen LA County Water District Efforts to Support Desert-Damaging Water Mining Project Falter as Cadiz Inc. Suffers Major Election Setbacks Updated 12/07/20 Cadiz Inc, a Los Angeles-based corporation, still hopes to drill for water...
Water A Public Resource: How Privatization Happens Pt. 2
Posted on 31 August 2020 By Demitri Fierro, Communications Committee Volunteer Sometimes community health itself can be used as an excuse to pursue corporate dollars... When it comes to public health, one easily believes that community wellness takes priority over...
Where Does Our Water Come From?
Posted on 31 July 2009 By The Editor Turn on your faucet, and what do you get? Rain that fell on Mount Shasta? Snow from the Feather River watershed in the Sierras? Glacial melt from the Colorado Rockies? Water from deep sandy aquifers far beneath your feet that...
Water A Public Resource: How Privatization Happens
Posted on 31 July 2020 By Demitri Fierro Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all. As it is our most vital resource, we each have a moral responsibility to see...
Water A Public Resource: How Privatization Happens – Part 1
Posted on 31 July 2020 By Demitri Fierro Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all. As it is our most vital resource, we each have a moral responsibility to see...
Metropolitan Water District Raises Water Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Downturn
By Charming Evelyn, Angeles Chapter Water Committee Metropolitan Water District, the water wholesaler that serves 26 local water agencies in the Southern California region, voted for a two-year budget that will raise water rates during the biggest economic downturn in...
California’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative
A report was sent to Nancy Vogel, Director, Governor's Water Portfolio Program recommending a suite of priorities and actions to build a climate resilient water system and ensure healthy waterways. 2019-09-18_Sierra-Club-California-Water-Portfolio-Recommendations
How to Grow Mushrooms on Your Jeans
Old jeans or any material composed of natural plant fibers, including cotton, hemp, and bamboo, can be used to cultivate mushrooms. Read More... Photo courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing
Grow Mushrooms on Your Jeans. Seriously.
Thinking about getting rid of that pair of worn out jeans? Think again. You could use them to grow mushrooms. That’s right, mushrooms. Mycologist Tradd Cotter has been experimenting with mushroom cultivation for more than 20 years. Through his ongoing research he has...
SOS from PFAS in Our Water
Posted on 17 September 2019 By Krystal Ruiz There are foreign chemicals in our water that aren’t meant for human consumption. How did they get there and do they pose any risk to our health? Perfluorooctanoic acids and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are a...
Governor signs legislation dealing a major blow to the Cadiz Inc. Mojave Desert water mining project
Today Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 307 into law, dealing a major setback to the Cadiz Inc water mining project in the Mojave Desert. The legislation, a victory for the Sierra Club and its allies, will require a stringent safety review by the State Lands...
Cadiz Inc paying the Three Valleys Water District to conduct “independent” research on impacts of the Cadiz Water Project
Through an intermediary Cadiz Inc is funding a Pomona Valley Water District up to $1,078,000 to research the impacts of the Cadiz water mining project on the Mojave Desert.1 The initial study overseen by the Three Valleys Municipal Water District costing $100,000 was...
Did You Know that Graywater is Legal in the State of CA?
Posted on 21 June 2019 By Charles Alex Malotte What is graywater? Graywater (also spelled “greywater” or “gray water”) is water from showers, tubs, bathroom sinks, and clothes washers. Graywater does not include sewage. Graywater is an ideal resource for reuse:...
Angeles Chapter Lends Its Support to the Global Water Challenge
Posted on 27 March 2019 By Charming Evelyn, Water Committee Chair Photo: Credit Grades of Green/Grand View Elementary with Eco Grant In 2017, I was called upon to be a judge in a water conservation challenge held globally by Grades of Green. What an absolutel pleasure...
SIERRA CLUB AIRPORT MARINA GROUP – Summer Issue While we are DARK at Chase Park in July and August there are things you can do — PLEASE READ
Posted on 17 July 2018 By Jeanette Vosburg SIERRA CLUB AIRPORT MARINA GROUP – Summer Issue While we are DARK at Chase Park in July and August there are things you can do --- 1. Attend Del Rey Neighborhood Council Planning & Land Use Committee’s Meeting, Thursday,...
Drought Tolerant Garden
Why you should want to pay more for L.A.’s water and electricity
Posted on 2 September 2015 By From Chapter reports Want to sit down and talk with the L.A. Department of Water and Power about their proposed rate changes? You should, because it will determine how green the city's water and power services will be. Under the proposal,...
Forum on future of L.A.’s water supply Aug. 9, 2014
From UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Join the Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch and The River Project for a discussion on where Los Angeles will get its water in the future and how we plan to pay for it. We will ask the question, Where should...
Residential Water Consumption in Los Angeles
What are the drivers? Are conservation measures working? CCSC Director Dr. Stephanie Pincetl and Dr. Terri Hogue (Colorado School of Mines) analyzed the factors that drive single-family residential water use across the City of Los Angeles and whether conservation...
Goodbye, Oil: US Navy Cracks New Renewable Energy Technology To Turn Seawater Into Fuel, Allowing Ships To Stay At Sea Longer
Goodbye, Oil: US Navy Cracks New Renewable Energy Technology To Turn Seawater Into Fuel, Allowing Ships To Stay At Sea Longer. See report in the International Business Times. Photo source The River Project
The hard work of measuring snowpack
Listen to this podcast (also available as a transcript) created by H2O Radio, on the hard work of measuring snowpack in Boulder Colorado and across the country: Snow Job— Following the Men and Women Who Measure Snowpack Photo H2O Radio.
California drought puts spotlight on water theft
It’s amazingly easy to steal water from a California stream. Even in this epic drought, the state has no way of monitoring exactly who is tapping into its freshwater supplies and how much they take. And those who do get caught taking water they have no right to often...
California Drought: San Joaquin Valley sinking as farmers race to tap aquifer
Good coverage on SJV groundwater issues from SJ Mercury News. Photo: The River Project.
World Water Day: How Levi Strauss Saved 770 Million Liters in Two Years
World Water Day: How Levi Strauss Saved 770 Million Liters in Two Years. See report in Ecowatch. Photo: Ecowatch
Groundwater Recharge, Retension & Pollution
The River Project’s website http://www.theriverproject.org/index.php Home Page If you were a Chumash Native American living 300 years ago or even a resident living in Los Angeles in the early 1900s you would have witnessed a lovely rambling L.A. River that would...
The Highest Good is like Water
The Tao Te Ching goes on to say: “Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in the lowly places which others despise. Therefore, it is near The Eternal.” And yet, we humans constantly commit acts that show our disregard and disrespect for this most...
Peter Gleick testifies on Urban Water
Peter Gleick Testifies on Urban Water Use Efficiency for State Water Resources Control Board. Logo The Pacific Institute
Los Angeles Depends on Imported Water
All the places where Los Angeles gets its water All the places where Los Angeles gets its water Los Angeles (L.A.) has many ways of getting water and there have been legal water wars started over how much water belongs to thirsty Los Angeles. You can observe the water...
Garbage Dump Pollution and Water
Garbage Dump, Pollution and Water Timeline for Sunshine Canyon Landfill Both the L.A. City & County owned land in Sunshine Canyon 1991 Old City Dump was closed. 1996 County expansion opened in 1996 1999 City passed the expansion & reopening of the Sunshine...
Tujunga/Pacoima Watershed Projects and Plans
BIG WATERSHED PROJECTS-Recharge water to the aquifer All dams and spreading grounds in the watershed are targeted for improvements that would generate a meaningful increase in the total volume of stormwater recharged to groundwater. Big Tujunga Dam would be...
California’s drought: 10 ways to save water
Posted on 17 January 2014 By Arvind Kumar Water is a scarce and precious natural resource in California, yet two thirds of the water used in homes goes toward watering the yard. What can the home gardener do to use less water, enjoy the garden more, and help the...
Global majority faces water shortages ‘within two generations’.
THE GUARDIAN Experts call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use Friday 24 May 2013 The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as...
Action Alert: Oppose the Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Plant
Posted on 2 May 2013 By jrobinson As you may be aware the Sierra Club has taken a strong position opposing the Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Plant due to its destructive impacts on ocean water quality and climate change. There is a critical vote coming up...
What’s water got to do with energy? Everything
Posted on 29 April 2013 By Charming Evelyn If you live in Southern California, you’ve probably seen the television ad with the hand turning off a light switch and exhorting you to “Flex Your Power.” Have you ever stopped and thought about that statement and what is...
Court victory for opponents of fracking in California
Posted on 15 April 2013 From Sierra Club reports SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on April 8 ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also...
Desalination destroys the environment and isn’t a quick fix for Southern California’s water woes
Posted on 4 March 2013 By By Ray Hiemstra Many people in Southern California think that we are in a perpetual drought and will not have enough water to sustain ourselves. Unfortunately, this common fear is fueling misguided support for ocean desalination, the process...
The Ozone Hole: It’s Still Up There, Changing Oceans, Maybe Climate | Mother Jones
The ozone hole—the thinning of ozone in the lower stratosphere above Antarctica—has changed the way that waters in the Southern Ocean mix. And that has the potential to change how much CO2 the ocean sequesters from the atmosphere. Hence the course of global climate...
4 Ways Drought Threatens U.S. Drinking Water and Aquatic Life by Jennifer Mueller
The worst U.S. drought since 1956 has been affecting the taste, smell and appearance of tap water across the country. So far officials in places as far flung as Southern California and Connecticut claim that drought-caused water quality problems are an issue of taste...
The future of water in Los Angeles: What the Israeli experience can show us.
In envisioning a road to a new water future, it may be helpful to study the experience of other countries that have made radical changes in their water portfolios. One such country is Israel. Israel has suffered a chronic water shortage for years and has embarked on a...
Help preserve Mojave Desert water resources
Posted on 20 July 2012 By J. Robinson Don't steal Mojave Desert water for Orange County lawns and pools! Orange County’s Santa Margarita Water District and The Cadiz, Inc. are proposing to divert precious Mojave Desert water resources. This project is an aggressive...
A big water grab that won’t die
Posted on 9 July 2012 By From Sierra Club reports ACTION The Chapter’s Water Committee actively opposes the Cadiz Inc. water-pumping plan. To become involved in this campaign, contact Charming Evelyn at bcharmz@aol.com. More than 30 years ago, a company called Cadiz...
Why I Joined The Water Committee
Posted on 30 June 2011 By James Gross One of my reasons for joining the Angeles Chapters Water Committee has to do with a strong interest in water Since Southern California is at best a semi-arid region, I hold water conservation to be highly important. I have lived...
When fracking becomes a local issue
Posted on 11 May 2012 By Tom Williams In a rush to keep developing more natural gas and oil, oil and gas companies are relying more heavily on a technique of stimulation and extraction known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Using this process, companies that...
Water Recycling
Visit the Japanese Garden with Tillman Water Reclamation Facility and see the beautiful things that happen to your waste water! Our household waste water first gets processed at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant near the Japanese Garden (Photo by Gayle Dufour) Next...
World Water Day Press Release
I am proud to represent the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter in standing up for our public water systems. Recognizing that water is basic to all life, we seek to ensure sustainability of water resources and natural ecosystems, to protect water quality, to promote...
Ocean of Garbage
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City Water Conservation Project
"The Water Conservation Project" by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma "The Water Conservation Project" by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma The Water Conservation Committee is proud to present and recognize the work of Abha, Braden and...
Chasing Water—A 1,500 Mile Video Journey Reveals the Thirst of the Southwest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIPV-H9iCPA&t=18s In Chasing Water, photojournalist Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. A Colorado native, McBride hails from a ranching family that depends on the Colorado for...
City Water Conservation Measures
City Water Conservation Measures The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter has released a Water Conservation Measures Scorecard that rates the cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties, California, by the number of mandatory water conservation measures enacted. Cities are...
Water Report – Mira Costa High School Water Conservation Project
"The Water Conservation Project" by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma The Water Conservation Committee is proud to present and recognize the work of Abha, Braden and Vaibhav, the authors of "The Water Conservation Project". They are the new generation of...
Delta Stewardship Council and its Delta Plan
The 2009 Delta Reform Act (SB7X 1; Water Code secs. 85000 et seq.) established the Delta Stewardship Council as an independent state agency. (The "independence" presumably means that the Council is not part of the Natural Resources Agency, and it is not subject to...
Desertification: The next dust bowl
By Joseph Romm Drought is the most pressing problem caused by climate change. It receives too little attention. Which impact of anthropogenic global warming will harm the most people in the coming decades? I believe that the answer is extended or permanent drought...
How Green … Is Your Water : Get Involved!
Posted on 30 June 2011 By The Editor Methodology: All ordinaces were reviewed between August 2009 and November 2010 by volunteers of the Water Conservation Committee, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club and students from UCLA. All ordinances were reviewed at multiple...
Celebrating World Water day with a song and a video
Today (Tuesday) is World Water Day. Created by the United Nations, WWD highlights the scarcity of potable water, a crisis that is ongoing in every region of our increasingly thirsty planet including singer Charmaine Clamor's birth country, the Philippines. To...
L.A. County responsible for polluted runoff that flows into sea, appellate panel rules
Flood control district said its channels and storm drains were just conduits for upstream polluters. The federal judges side with plaintiffs regarding the L.A. and San Gabriel rivers, but not Malibu Creek and the Santa Clara River. By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times...
A Member Agency turns on the Metropolitan Water District
A MEMBER AGENCY TURNS ON THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT By Stephenie J. Frederick Seven years after the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) developed a new regional pricing system (which became effective in 2003), the San Diego County Water...
WETLANDS: Regulation haters join chorus urging new Clean Water Act rules
Paul Quinlan, E&E reporter Environmentalists and Washington lobbyists for agriculture, mining, homebuilding, road building, electric utilities and manufacturing industries have found something to agree on. It's time, they say, for the Obama administration to write...
Report targets waste, inefficiency in agricultural water use
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A state expert says small changes in irrigation practices could yield significant water savings. California should more aggressively enforce the state's ban on wasteful water use and crack down on inefficient irrigation practices,...
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