California Water Issue 2023

By Charming Evelyn The theme for World Water Day 2023 is Accelerate Change. As a long-time Sierra Club member, I think I can safely say being the change embodies the volunteers and staff who serve alongside myself within the Water Committee(s). The work we do and how...

By Katja Irvin The Pacheco Reservoir Expansion project is a proposal to build a much larger new reservoir to replace the existing Pacheco Reservoir, located in Santa Clara County 60 miles southeast of San Jose. The existing reservoir, owned by Pacheco Pass Water...

By, William (Bill) Smith, Peter Anderson & Charming Evelyn George Courser, founder of Sierra Club California’s first Committee for Environmental and Social Justice, touched many Sierra Club members throughout California before he passed away  in late 2022. Working...

By Tom Williams How Gross is Your Tap Water? A silly question and yet a significant concern worldwide: it's time to have a serious discussion about reclaimed waters. We are at the end of the snow drought, in the Sierra and Rockies, and as usual, we have come back to...

By Richard Freeman Before you purchase bottled water, have you ever stopped and asked yourself where did that water come from, where was it bottled, and if it is safe to drink? Did you know that bottled water is largely unregulated? Your tap water is more regulated...

By Ray Hiemstra King Tides are a natural phenomenon that occurs every year around December and January.  At this time the earth, sun, and moon align to create the highest and lowest tides of the year.  While the term "King Tide" isn't scientific, it is commonly used...

By Charming Evelyn Chair - Water Committee, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter You are probably unaware that there are two types of desalination - brackish and ocean. Of course the one everyone is usually referring to is ocean desalination.  An acquaintance of mine recently...

By Leigh Jerrard Guest Writer - Greywater Corps You’re probably irrigating your yard with drinking water, since the same water that comes out of your kitchen faucet also feeds your hose bibs. But do your plants need drinking water? It turns out that most plants are...

by Cynthia Jackson   The United Nations’ theme for this year’s World Water Day is a familiar one that, in my opinion, applies to all aspects of our lives and one I bet that you have even heard before. It’s “Be the Change (That You Want to See)”. It is so popular...

By Sydney Pitcher Scientists predict that if the world does not drastically reduce carbon emissions and prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5°C\ 2.7°F, we will experience irreversible and catastrophic consequences of climate change that could make the...

By Conner Everts It is difficult to perceive, the fish long associated with the big rivers of Northern California to the Pacific Northwest and all the way to the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula originated in the mountains of Baja California and migrated north to the...

By Caty Wagner Staffer Sierra Club CA Sierra Club California staff recently attended tours of both the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECL) and the WRD Albert Robles Center for Water Recycling and Environmental Learning (ARC) to have a better understanding...

Douglas Kent MS, MLA discusses the benefits of foraging edible urban weeds for personal health and sustainability. It provides tips for safe foraging and lists seven highly nutritious weeds that can be easily found and consumed. Doug is an experienced member of the Angeles Chapter Water Committee and has written several books on landscaping and foraging.