Rep. David Valadao Reintroduces Water Storage Bill In Congress

January 14, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 13, 2023 9:08 pm

In a joint effort with the other 11 Californian Republican members of Congress, Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) introduced a new bill in Washington this week that would focus on on streamlining operations, expanding water storage infrastructure, and increasing accountability. According...

The Abundance Choice, Part 10: Time to Stop Wasting Wastewater

June 3, 2022 2:30 amJune 4, 2022 3:59 pm

If there is any source of water that ought to be optimized, it is the wastewater produced by California’s urban centers. Perennially issuing from sewage treatment plants throughout the state, every year this torrent of mostly treated effluent is equivalent in volume...

California’s Four Water Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 10, 2020 6:19 amSeptember 10, 2020 6:24 am

California has four water-related entities: California Water Commission, California Water Quality Monitoring Council, Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board. What are the differences? California Water Commission In Water Code Division 1, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 150,...

Bruce Babbitt’s California Grand Water Bargain is a Selfie to Seek Federal Appointment

August 31, 2020 6:46 amAugust 31, 2020 6:52 am

Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton, is calling for a “Grand Water Bargain” for California as he did in 1994 when he was formerly Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton. Babbitt was the...

CA Legislature Passes ‘Trump Resistance’ Bill Threatening Water Supply

September 14, 2019 9:30 am

“Last night, California’s Legislature said ‘no to future-oriented water policy including new environmental protections and ‘yes’ to an outdated regulatory system and business as usual, said Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition. “They said ‘no’ to...

Baltimore is just a City; California is a State Transforming into ‘Third World’ Ugly

August 5, 2019 2:20 amAugust 5, 2019 11:23 am

California was once a thriving two party state. We replaced it with the current one party state, one party rule. Scholar and Central Valley resident Victor Davis Hanson calls California “America’s First Third-World State.” “’Third World’ has come to transcend...