Mayday! Mayday!
As I write this it is May Day, May 1st. When I was a child attending San Joaquin Elementary School, we’d celebrate May Day with a May Queen and we’d dance around a pole weaving colored streamers. I wonder if...
Tag: State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Board to Hold First Ever Probation Meeting on Tulare Lake
For the first time ever the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a probationary determination meeting under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. On Tuesday, April 16th at its Sacramento headquarters and online, the five member State Board will weigh...
State Water Board Report Updates to Bay/Delta Plan Shows Bias Against San Joaquin Valley
Proposals contained in a draft report prepared by the State Water Resources Control Board staff recommending updates to the Bay/Delta Plan have triggered warnings of extensive harm due to bias against the San Joaquin Valley and its people. The draft report...
California Takes the Lead in Regulating Microplastics in Drinking Water
The latest phase in California’s effort to limit microplastics in drinking water may cause legal battles over reportable limits, exposure data and human health effects. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will test water supplies for microplastics over the...
Sites Reservoir: Greenhouse Gas Threat or Hot Air?
One modern day mystery is how California is going to be able to supply its water needs going forward without more water storage. If the climate changes as predicted, more rain and less snow, California’s hydrology and its storage needs...
‘Progressive’ Politicians are Choking the Hope Out of Living in California
California was once the land of opportunity. People from all across the country, and from countries all across the world came to the Golden State to create a future for themselves and their families. Anyone could create a business, get...
Jargonauts: California’s and the Nation’s Bane
Jargon has its place – quite often an important place. At sea, there is a reason for words like port and starboard, lines and yards, and fore and aft. Every communication must be specific, correct, and not open to misinterpretation....