The company that sells Arrowhead bottled water has been denied a permit by the U.S. Forest Service to continue its nearly century-old practice of drawing water from the San Bernardino Mountains. In a letter dated July 26, San Bernardino National Forest District Ranger Michael Nobles informed Blue Triton Brands’ to immediately cease operations and remove … Read more
Saying it needs to evaluate all options for new sources of drinking water, Silicon Valley’s largest water district is studying a plan to build the first seawater desalination plant along the shores of San Francisco Bay. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, a government agency based in San Jose, has approved spending $1.7 million for … Read more
By Eric Zerkel | CNN A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires in the United States. Grass is as plentiful as sunshine, and under the right weather conditions is like gasoline for wildfires: All it takes is a spark for it to explode. Planet-warming emissions … Read more
By JOHN ANTCZAK | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — After a dry start to winter, California’s rainy season is finally well under way. December downpours sent water racing through streets in coastal Ventura County and the city of Santa Barbara. Flash floods hit San Diego in late January, and back-to-back atmospheric river-fueled storms arrived earlier … Read more
Let’s start with the good news. The record-setting rain that’s pummeled Southern California over the past few days, coupled with solid water storage from last year’s wet winter, has Harvey De La Torre, head of the Municipal Water District of Orange County, offering this reassuring prediction: “I’m very confident that we will not need drought … Read more
In a sea of highs and lows, 2023 left the world and the United States celebrating and reeling. Hamas brutally attacked Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, sparking a new war in the Middle East. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 emergency finally over. Taylor Swift and Beyonce packed stadiums. Bruce Bochy won another World … Read more
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass. California regulators … Read more
Still need to clear out gutters or haul a Christmas tree home? Sunday may be the last chance to stay dry while tackling last-minute errands or holiday to-do lists, because a week of rain is on its way to the Bay Area — good news after a slow start to the winter rain season. Between … Read more
Matt Vasilogambros And Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS) FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — After an Orange County resident flushes her toilet, the water flows through the Southern California community’s sewer system, meanders its way to the sanitation plant, has its solids removed, is piped to a wastewater recycling facility next door and undergoes three different purification … Read more