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1Most of California’s Rainwater goes Wasted down the Drain

Most of California’s Rainwater goes Wasted down the Drain

Mar 22, 2019

In February, California received an estimated 18 trillion gallons of rain. Unfortunately, most of it was wasted going down the drain and into the Pacific Ocean. Most of the rainwater is lost in urban areas where the water flows into storm drains and makes its way to the ocean. The great news about the heavy […]

2California Couple’s Device that Produces Water out of thin air wins $1.5M

California Couple’s Device that Produces Water out of thin air wins $1.5M

Jan 4, 2019

This past October, a California couple named David and Laura Hertz won the $1.5 million XPrize For Water Abundance for their device which produces water by using air. The XPrize competition was created by a group of philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others to fund audacious, futuristic ideas aimed at protecting and improving the planet. Over the […]

3Governor Brown Should Tap Budget Surplus to Fund Promised Water Storage Project in South Central Valley

Governor Brown Should Tap Budget Surplus to Fund Promised Water Storage Project in South Central Valley

May 10, 2018

By Luis Alvarado, President of Familias Unidas de California Governor Brown has seen it all before. Severe drought conditions that plagued the state in 1976-1977 looked eerily familiar to the California’s most recent drought. On both occasions, Governor Brown took the initiative to declaring a state of emergency. In 2014, with California experiencing such unpredictable […]

4Bill Looking to give Homeowners a Tax Break to Capture Rainwater in their Backyards

Bill Looking to give Homeowners a Tax Break to Capture Rainwater in their Backyards

Dec 4, 2017

Senate Constitutional Amendment 9 (SCA 9) is looking to exclude rainwater capture systems from property tax reassessments starting in 2019. New construction, renovation, new ownership and some purchases for a home require a property tax reassessment, which usually increases a tax bill. The proposal, introduced by state Senator Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), could encourage homeowners to […]

5So Much Snow in California, Scientists Don’t Have Tools to Measure It

So Much Snow in California, Scientists Don’t Have Tools to Measure It

Mar 9, 2017

The unusually heavy rain this season has contributed to record levels of snow in California. In particular the Sierra Nevada Mountains received so much snowpack that scientists could not measure the depth of the snow. Hydrologists had some trouble reaching the ground below the snowpack with an aluminum pole, which is more than 16 feet […]

6Floods Impact Communities in San Jose – Some Trapped in Trees

Floods Impact Communities in San Jose – Some Trapped in Trees

Feb 22, 2017

Filled reservoirs and the continued rains has created a state of emergency for many California communities including San Jose, where: San Jose city officials declared a local emergency after streets became flooded as water levels rose along Coyote Creek. San Jose firefighters traversed flooded streets in rafts, rescuing residents trapped in their homes and in trees […]

7Water Shut Off To Silicon Valley Averted For Now

Water Shut Off To Silicon Valley Averted For Now

Aug 15, 2016

Lois Henry, with the Bakersfield Californian, has a story on now this past week millions of Californians nearly had their water shut off because a federal agency ran out of water. “The Federal Bureau of Reclamation ran out of water in the San Luis Reservoir and sent shutoff alerts (giving three days notice) to 26 […]

8Plans To Help Fish Will Diminish Summer Water Supply During Drought

Plans To Help Fish Will Diminish Summer Water Supply During Drought

Jun 13, 2016

Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee write: This year was supposed to be different. With Northern California’s reservoirs finally brimming and cities liberated from stringent conservation rules, farmers were expecting more water for their crops. The worst of the drought seemed over. Or maybe not. Despite a winter of fairly abundant rain […]

9California Delta Smelt Near Extinction

California Delta Smelt Near Extinction

Jun 7, 2016

When surveys began in 2002, biologist estimated a Delta Smelt population around 112,000 and this year that population has dropped to 13,000. To many in the environmental community, the Smelt are viewed as a species indicative of the overall health of the Delta and this has made it a point of contention between various groups […]

10School Fountain Water Shut Down for 2 Years

School Fountain Water Shut Down for 2 Years

Jun 6, 2016

The Cabinet Report Has Corrected Their Story… Correction: This story has been updated to correct a reporting error in the original lede stating that contamined water forced some schools in the Fresno Unified School District to disable drinking fountains. The Orange Center Elementary School, according to previous news reports, stopped using its drinking fountains two […]

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