Weekend Wrap-Up: Dry Conditions; Water Quality
Welcome back! Here’s the weekend wrap-up:
At the top of the scroll: “Drought Challenges Brown Again,” reported The Sacramento Bee on its Sunday front page. Inside was the article, “[American] River at Lowest Flow Since 1993.” The Fresno Bee reported, “California Drought May Send Millerton Lake Water to West-side Growers.” “Shift Into Drought Mode” was a headline in the Monterey County Herald. “Rain Gauges Can’t Measure Desperation” was a commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Water quality issues also made news, including “Hinkley Residents, PG&E Unite to Hire Research Hydrologist for Study,” from The San Bernardino Sun, and “Suit Says Fireworks Displays Pollute Lake Tahoe,” from the Associated Press.
Water Word of the Week: Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week from sister site Aquapedia is Drought, a term that’s been a leading newsmaker into 2014. Read the post, “Drought: Aquafornia Water Word of the Week.”
Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “Despite California Drought, Chances for Water Bond are Evaporating,“ from the San Jose Mercury News. Excluding news articles, “Resistance is Futile: Inevitable Changes to Water Management in California,” a post from the California WaterBlog, received the most views.
What’s on the Calendar? This week’s events include a California Water Commission meeting Wednesday, Jan. 15, in Sacramento; a meeting, also Jan. 15 in Sacramento, by the California Environmental Protection Agency and Health and Human Services Agency on the proposed transfer of the Drinking Water Program, currently under the California Department of Public Health, to the State Water Resources Control Board; and a Delta Independent Science Board meeting Jan. 16-17 in Sacramento.