The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to a half-dozen wildlife refuges that harbor millions of migrating birds each year. In what… >> Read More
Climate change and increasingly severe weather events will take a toll on aging public utilities, especially water and sewer systems, leading to higher costs, higher debt loads, and rising rates for customers, according to recent research. Events like droughts, wildfires, and storms will continue to challenge utilities, wrote analysts at Moody’s Investors Service in a… >> Read More
Mexico City, the most populous metropolis in North America, has sunk too low for us to save it, according to new research. After centuries of water drainage from underground aquifers, the lake bed on which this city sits has grown increasingly dry, causing the clay sheets to compress and crack at a largely unstoppable rate…. >> Read More
Efforts to improve the East End’s water and waste water infrastructure continue to move forward. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, has said the $5 million project would be a template for an island-wide water and waste water management scheme. He told the House of Assembly in July that the goal was to provide… >> Read More
California’s Water Resources Control Board on Friday asked Nestle (NESN.S) to stop unauthorized natural spring water diversions in the San Bernardino Forest after a probe revealed multiple violations and depletion of resources. The action comes as the state ramps up efforts to preserve water resources amid worsening drought conditions. The order is in response to… >> Read More