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LA Sets New Monthly Water Conservation Record in July

August 9, 2022 4:11 pm

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced on Tuesday that they received an 11% reduction in water use, quickly rushing to meet state and local goals. In the last few years, with the drought in California being...

State Water Usage Up By 19% in March Compared to March 2020

May 11, 2022 8:34 amMay 11, 2022 8:26 am

According to multiple state agencies on Tuesday, water usage in California shot up by 19% compared to 2020, despite pleas from state officials and state reservoirs hitting historic lows this year. Since the drought set in the last few years,...

48,000 Californians are Without Power in the Sierra Nevadas

December 30, 2021 1:31 pmDecember 30, 2021 1:37 pm

News reports Thursday morning said PG&E announced that 48,000 residents in Northern California living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains region are without power. With more than 202 inches of snow (17+ feet of snow) dumped, a large section of Interstate-80...

California Sets New December Snowfall Record, May Break 200 inches Monday!

December 27, 2021 2:58 pmDecember 27, 2021 5:16 pm

The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab announced Monday a “NEW DECEMBER RECORD of 193.7 inches, which is more than 16 feet, and a prediction of breaking the 200 inch mark today. https://twitter.com/UCB_CSSL/status/1475511462588211200 “With a 24 hour official #snow total...

State Reduces Water Usage By 1.8% in July, Far Lower Than the 15% Reduction Target

September 22, 2021 2:29 amSeptember 21, 2021 6:29 pm

According to new findings by the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources on Tuesday, Californians only reduced water usage statewide by an accumulative 1.8% in July, despite Governor Newsom’s urging that month to hit the...

California State Water Resources Control Board Votes To End Water Diversions For Over 5,700 Farmers

August 4, 2021 2:19 pmAugust 5, 2021 11:36 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted 5-0 on Tuesday to stop water diversions for thousands of Californians in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed on Tuesday. According to the new limitations, 5,700 water right holders, including farmers and...

Why is a Wisconsin Prof Using Beijing Research to Push Water Snitching in California?

July 12, 2021 2:55 amJuly 13, 2021 6:21 am

Residents of Sacramento seemed to be particularly enthusiastic about snitching on water wasters, according to a recent study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Sacramento Bee published an article last week encouraging Sacramento residents to rat-out neighbors for “wasting” water...