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Methodologies for Urban Per Capita Water Use
There’s no doubt that the need for more accurate and available water use data is great. Thanks to the CA Department of Water Resources and the CUWCC for working to produce a standardized way to gather more per use data. DWR has posted its Methodologies for Urban Per Capita Water Use, a […]
Stewardship for Ag Water Security and Supply
When it comes to managing water use in the state of California, there is no way to get around the fact that approximately 80% of the water used in the state goes to agriculture. In July, CAWSI released a 4-page brief, prepared by Dave Runsten of Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), […]
Contaminants in Fish from Lakes and Reservoirs in the Los Angeles Region
What is in your water? It’s an important question to ask – not only about the water that comes out of your taps but what is in the water of the streams and reservoirs feeding your taps. The State Water Resources Control Board’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) implemented a statewide […]
Nasa’s Water Planet
Check out the photos and overview of the substance, H2o, on planet earth provided by NASA. Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid and frozen form, it covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. It fills the sky with clouds. Water is practically everywhere […]
$1.5 Billion Plan Would Cut Sewage Flow Into New York City Waters
OK, if N.Y.C. can focus it’s water efforts on LID strategies such as water infilatration and rainwater harvesting, certainly California, in a much deeper water supply crisis can do the same. In fact, rainy season is on it’s way, and now is the time to get a rainwater harvesting system in place. […]
New Water Blog Focused on Southern California
Metropolitan’s executive strategist Tom Philp is doing a weekly commentary on the state’s water challenges from a Southern California point of view at the San Francisco Chronicle web site. Given the great imbalance between water supplies and water use in the southern part of California, this will be a great blog to […]