January 7, 2008--MWD may cut water to area cities (LA Times)
The Metropolitan Water District is considering a contingency plan to cut water deliveries to its member cities using a new formula that critics contend favors faster-growing areas while penalizing...
View ArticleApril 18, 2008--SoCal water wholesaler sued over drought allocation plan...
The director of Southern California's major water wholesaler defended his agency's drought plan in the face of a lawsuit that alleges the plan overcharges poor customers to subsidize new development in...
View ArticleJune 13, 2008--Calif. gov declares water emergency in farm area...
Following his declaration last week of a drought in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed on Thursday a state of emergency in nine counties in the state's farm-rich Central Valley.read more
View ArticleAugust 21, 2008--Super Ditch working to keep water in valley (Pueblo Chieftain)
The president of the Super Ditch, a water marketing group formed by farmers, Wednesday said the group will work to keep water in the Arkansas River basin, even though there have been conversations with...
View ArticleJune 6, 2009--SoCal water providers sign on for water project (Denver Post)
Five water providers have signed on for a project that would pump Colorado River water to coastal communities in Southern California. Cadiz Inc.read more
View ArticleJune 11, 2009--Cadiz water deal was all wet the last time (L.A. Times)
People who say that nothing's harder to get rid of than a bad penny must never have met Keith Brackpool.read more
View ArticleNovember 11, 2009--Public subsidies approved for San Diego County...
Southern California's first major seawater desalination plant moved forward Tuesday when it won public subsidies that could eventually amount to $350 million. Years in the planning, the private San...
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View ArticleMay 1, 2010--A fresh start for Yuma desalting plant (Los Angeles Times)
Set amid the wheat fields and melon patches west of downtown, the 60-acre Yuma Desalting Plant is a technological marvel — capable of cleaning 73 million gallons of brackish farm runoff a day, enough...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2013--Fallowing farmland: A new card in Arizona’s water shuffle...
A pilot farmland-fallowing project which will begin in January 2014 will pay farmers not to grow crops, thus freeing up water that could be transferred to cities in the Sun Corridor, a metropolitan...
View ArticleDecember 13, 2013--Water deal: Infrastructure help for Mexico, water for...
Several of the nation’s largest water districts will help Mexico pay for repairs to water infrastructure and in return will receive additional supplies of water from the Colorado River. The Imperial...
View ArticleDecember 24, 2013--Landmark trial over MWD's rates concludes in Superior...
Lawyers for the San Diego County Water Authority on Monday wrapped up their case against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, concluding a five-day trial with more...
View ArticleJanuary 31, 2014--California snowpack hits record low (Los Angeles Times)
Even with the first significant storm in nearly two months dropping snow on the Sierra Nevada, Thursday's mountain snowpack measurements were the lowest for the date in more than a half-century of...
View ArticleJanuary 31, 2014--California water officials cut delivery as state drought...
Officials in drought-stricken California said that for the first time in the state’s history, they won’t be able to provide any water to contractors that supply two-thirds of the population and a...
View ArticleApril 26, 2014--Colorado River system conservation program (Inkstain)
We’re beginning to see details of a pilot program to conserve water in the Colorado River Basin to prop up declining water levels in the basin’s major reservoirs by paying water users to not use...
View ArticleDecember 21, 2014--Colorado River deal bolsters dwindling Lake Mead (Arizona...
A new, three-state water agreement, plus a little help from the feds, will boost the level of Lake Mead by 10 feet over the next few years, authorities say.read more
View ArticleJune 8, 2015--California water losses 'huge,' new thinking required on...
A panel of water experts on Sunday mapped out the challenges California faces in meeting future demands for water at a time when water sources are under stress and future supplies appear uncertain.read...
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