In California, the 2011-2017 drought had some stunning silver linings, notably a more acute personal awareness of water use. The impacts of drought and climate change yielded scarce water flows and depleted groundwater supplies that focused people’s attention on cutting back on water use. People were themselves experiencing unusual heat, seeing the […]
The Rim Fire, Tuolumne River Watershed and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir: Connect the Fire Progression Dots Note: Images from over the days since the fire began are available on Facebook and Twitter. All photographs in this blog, other than the two public images of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir are the property of Elizabeth Dougherty The Rim Fire […]
The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is one of the largest estuaries on the West Coast of North and South America. It encompasses roughly 1,600 square miles, and drains 40% of the state’s water. This means that 40% of all water that falls onto the state through snow and rain come through the […]
When I started working at Flex Your Power early in 2006, California’s one-time energy efficiency campaign funded through the public goods charge on our utility bills, no one was really that interested in energy efficiency. Even CFL lightbulbs seemed like a radical and unecessary change to most people. We could barely give […]
Californians are slowly waking up to the very present issues related to water supply security. The San Francisco Bay Delta provides 23 million Californians with at least some of their water supply. It is also the largest fresh water estuary on the west coast of both North and South America, providing habitat […]
LOVE this quote by sailor Brad Van Liew: “Perhaps our planet should have been named “Ocean” rather than “Earth” given that the majority of Earth is comprised of water not land: seventy-one percent to be precise. Humans are also comprised mostly of water, a strikingly analogous seventy percent.”
If you don’t know how much water you are using, how will you know if you are cutting down on your water use by using Wholly H2o’s tips for efficiency and appropriate water use and reuse? AB 19 will create more opportunities for water users to be informed through metering. California’s water […]
How we manage our water supply in CA impacts not only Californians, but people nationwide who are buying food grown in CA. The Imperial Valley is center stage in dealing with how agricultural water supllies are managed. Fighting For Water In The Arid Imperial Valley Southern California’s Imperial Valley produces about […]
The days of using water without a thought to quantity used or matching water source with the end use are over. There’s jst no way around it. Without taking immediate steps to use water efficiency and conserve through reuse, our water supply security will continue to dimish. The Colorado River: Demand Has […]
How we manage the Bay Delta impacts agricltural production and the water supply for 25 million people in CA. Of course, managing a resource of this magnitude draws strong opinions. Please continue to be informed on the progress in creating sustainable management of of the largest estuary on the coasts of both […]
