Water

Local

California debates what to do with water from recent storms

The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state regulators to store more water from recent storms that hit the drought-ravaged state.
National

Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater

Alastair Bland

Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects — and ultimately, much less pumping.
Environment

Six states agree on a proposal for Colorado River cutbacks, California has a counter

Alex Hager

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
National

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Felicia Fonseca and Suman Naishadham/ The Associated Press

Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use.
Environment

In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation

Suman Naishadham / The Associated Press

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals.
Environment

Warming to make California downpours even wetter, study says

Seth Borenstein

More than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow have already fallen on California. But a new study says in a worst-case climate change scenario, that could grow by another one-third.
Environment

California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater

Suman Naishadham and Brian Melley

The banked rainwater is a rare bright spot from downpours that killed at least 20 people, crumbled hillsides and damaged thousands of homes. In rural parts of the state, depleted groundwater basins got a boost thanks to the storms.
KPBS Midday Edition

New podcast explains why the Colorado River is in 'crisis'

Andrew Bracken

Jade Hindmon

The Colorado River, a central source of water for much of the western U.S., is drying up.
Local

San Diego Bay's eelgrass stores CO2 equivalent of 370,000 vehicles, port study Finds

City News Service

The amount of carbon sequestered in eelgrass beds in San Diego Bay may offer scientists insight on greenhouse gas emissions for the region, the results of a nine-month study revealed Monday.
Local

Health officials issue water contact warning for Coronado shoreline

City News Service

A water contact warning issued Sunday for the Coronado shoreline by the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality remained in effect Monday.