Blog Roll / News Feed
- 02.01.10 - Los Angeles might require rainwater capture - A proposed law would require new homes, larger developments and some redevelopments in Los Angeles to capture and reuse runoff generated in rainstorms. Full Story
- 01.27.10 - Preserving rainwater - In Southern California, storms are short and water shortages are long. It might not seem like it at the moment, when we're worrying about the damage done by the recent spate of storms and slogging through the sopping ground to clean up the fallen branches, but we still have long-term water problems. And yet there have been few initiatives at either the local or state level to deal with storm water. Full Story
- 01.15.10 - Judge Voids Landmark California Water Agreement - A judge invalidated a landmark pact Thursday intended to curtail Southern California's overuse of water from the Colorado River but left the deal in place during an appeals period Full Story
- 01.15.10 - Australian water crisis offers clues for California - When California water officials look into the future, many of them see Australia: a vast, arid continent that has been suffering through drought for more than a decade. Severe shortages have prompted Australia to implement strict water-saving measures throughout the country. It has required residents to use less water in their homes, caused government to build large-scale desalination plants and led farmers to implement drip irrigation systems. Full Story
- 01.12.10 - Hermosa Beach to Apply $1.3 M, LID Tools for Stormwater Project - The City of Hermosa Beach, Calif., will use nearly $1.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to improve stormwater management through a "Greenstreet" retrofit of Pier Avenue. Full Story
- 01.12.10 - Crawling back to life - You have to be a scuba diver to see the difference, but areas of Santa Monica Bay that were historically fouled by sewage discharges are making a strong comeback. The new State of the Bay report notes the revival of bottom-dwelling marine life in the wake of treatment upgrades at the two big wastewater plants that empty into the bay several miles from shore. Full Story
- 01.08.10 - Hermosa Beach Strand Gets $1.3M in Recovery Act Funds For “Green” Improvements to Protect Pacific O - The City of Hermosa Beach has received nearly $1.3 million in federal Recovery Act (economic stimulus) funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State Water Resources Control Board. The funding from EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund supports improved stormwater management through a ‘Greenstreet’ retrofit of Pier Avenue. The infiltration and storm-drain elements that this project introduces are uniquely different from traditional stormwater management systems. In Southern California, urban stormwater runoff is the #1 cause of pollution in coastal waters. Stormwater runoff is made worse by the density of impervious surfaces in urban areas like roads, buildings and parking lots. Full Story
- 01.04.10 - California’s groundwater shrinking because of agricultural use - New data from satellites show the vast underground pools feeding faucets and irrigation hoses across California are running low, a worrisome trend federal scientists largely attribute to aggressive agricultural pumping. Full Story
- 12.29.09 - Whiskey for drinking water for fighting: 60 Minutes & Gov Schwarzenegger on CA crisis & Delta Smelt - Delta water rights and irrigation fights - the California water crisis makes a prime time story on the CBS news show 60 Minutes with Governor Schwarzenegger. Full Story
- 12.21.09 - Stormwater Ordinance Brings Higher Fees, New Standards - If the recession didn’t hinder the construction industry enough in the past year, additional costs to developers are in the pipeline for 2010. Fortunately, the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) and other business groups are working with the City of Los Angeles to mitigate the impact of the Stormwater Low Impact Development Ordinance. Full Story