Because California’s groundwater is becoming increasingly critical as drought becomes more common in the state, the next administration should make sustaining it a top priority, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Water infrastructure could get boost from pending federal law
A bill that would improve the nation’s water infrastructure is now before President Donald Trump and, if signed, it would authorize more than $6 billion during the next decade for projects such as restoring wetlands and reducing coastal erosion.
Better plumbing helps conserve water in populated and drought-prone American West
Although population in the rural and urban American West is increasing, water use has declined because better-designed toilets are conserving water more effectively.
Free testing offered to Central Coast well owners
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board announced free domestic well testing for those who live in the Central Coast Region, including Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties, southern Santa Clara county and small portions of San Mateo. Testing is available to eligible well owners who use a private well or shared well that is not part of a public water system.
Study demonstrates more water is needed for fracking than initially thought
In the past decade, scientists have been saying that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, causes earthquakes, contaminates groundwater and increases hydrocarbon emissions. Now, a study shows that the drilling practice requires much more water than was originally thought.