Officials Say Flint’s Water Is Safe. Residents Say It’s Not. Scientists Say It’s Complicated. Mother Jones » Earlier this month, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder announced that the bottled water program would be ending once the distribution centers ran out. “We have worked diligently to restore the water quality,” he said, “and the scientific data now proves the water system is stable and the need for bottled water has ended.” But for residents, that reassurance meant nothing. Michelle 2018-04-16T14:51:46+00:00 April 16th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|
When it comes to the California delta, none of Gov. Jerry Brown’s potential successors have tunnel vision Los Angeles Times » Gov. Jerry Brown scored big last week in his tenacious effort to build monstrous twin water tunnels in the California delta. But his legacy project could still collapse. No potential successor supports it. Brown will be termed out in January. Nothing’s going to be built before then, and the needed permits probably won’t even be awarded. Michelle 2018-04-16T14:34:56+00:00 April 16th, 2018|California, California WaterFix, Water|
White House, Congress side with California growers over raising Shasta Dam San Francisco Chronicle » Congress and the Trump administration are pushing ahead with a plan to raise a towering symbol of dam-building’s 20th century heyday to meet the water demands of 21st century California — a project backed by San Joaquin Valley growers but opposed by state officials, defenders of a protected river and an American Indian tribe whose sacred sites would be swamped. Michelle 2018-04-16T14:46:15+00:00 April 14th, 2018|California, Dams|
Is the Flint Water Crisis Really Over? Residents and Experts Have Something to Say About It Atlanta Black Star » The Michigan state government announced this week it would no longer supply free bottled water to Flint residents. Snyder claims that for nearly two years, Flint’s water is the same or better than other cities in Michigan. Experts and people on the ground in Flint, including those who are directly impacted by the water crisis, note some improvements but suggest the crisis has not yet subsided. Michelle 2018-04-16T15:26:11+00:00 April 13th, 2018|Drinking Water, Flint Water Crisis, Michigan, Privatization|
Delta Tunnel Vote Will Raise Water Bills as State Improves Water Delivery Infrastructure Long Beach Post » What does last week’s vote by the Metropolitan Water District – approving nearly $11 billion in funding for the Delta twin tunnels water project – mean for customers? An average $4.80 per month increase for water service. Here’s why. Michelle 2018-04-16T14:23:02+00:00 April 13th, 2018|California, California WaterFix, Water|
Southern California water agency votes to fund controversial plan to build two delta tunnels Los Angeles Times » The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted Tuesday to shoulder most of the cost of revamping the system that delivers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta to the Southland, committing nearly $11 billion to building two massive tunnels. Michelle 2018-04-11T12:51:05+00:00 April 10th, 2018|California, California WaterFix, Water|
