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Calif.’s drought, desperation are peaking. Sacramento needs to boost water storage.
California has the resources to prioritize drought resiliency through increasing water storage and delivery systems, Asm. Vince Fong writes. Will legislators and Gov. Newsom act?
Faulconer gets briefed on Calif. drought – “a human crisis by design”
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer received a water education from members of the Latino Water Coalition, Fresno County Supervisors, and an assemblage of some of the top water experts in the region.
South Valley communities on verge of running out of water press Newsom to halt 18% rate hike
Water agencies and some of California's poor communities, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley, are confronting a new reality.
Vilsack: Calif. agriculture faces “toxic mix” as drought worsens
The U.S. ag secretary made the observation while touring a Helm ranch with Reps. Jim Costa and David Valadao with Calif. Ag Secretary Karen Ross.
‘A painful moment’: Calif. delivers unprecedented cut of water supplies with new order
Following six hours of input from agricultural and environmental players across the Golden State, California's top water regulator enacted its most intense cuts to water supplies on Tuesday.
Faulconer calls for end to “insanity” in Calif. water crisis, seeks boosted storage and supply
With no end in sight to California’s water crisis, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer visited Fresno to unveil his plan to provide accessible, clean water throughout the state.
If every drop counts, Calif. needs a crackdown on illegal water theft
For most California water users, every drop is scrutinized, accounted for, and paid for, but not for all. It's time for regulators to get serious on illegal diversions of water.
Calif. regulators tabbed to deliver most severe cuts to water supplies
The state's top regulator announced that water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta would be unavailable for all water users moving forward and issuing orders to water users to cut back their use.
Fixing sinking Friant-Kern Canal is unprecedented task. The latest hurdle? Scheduling payments.
The Friant Water Authority and the Bureau of Reclamation held its second round of negotiations Thursday morning to hammer out key details about paying for repairs to the Friant-Kern Canal.
Pressure ratchets up on House Dems to act on Calif. drought
As California's drought worsens, a frenzy of activity on Capitol Hill has emerged in a call for Federal authorities to respond to immediate and long-term water issues plaguing the Golden State.
