Stormwater Runoff
August 21, 2009--Water pollution starts at home (USA Today)
Pesticides and fertilizers from homes are a major and overlooked source of water pollution, according to new research
from the University of California, Davis. Previous estimates may have
underestimated water pollution from homes by up to 50%, the study
says.
July 20, 2009--Thirst: California's water crisis (L.A. Times)
Davis is executive manager of water policy for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, a district at the forefront of the emerging local-is-good movement.
- Aquifer
- California
- Chino Groundwater Basin
- Colorado River
- Colorado River Aqueduct
- Desalination
- Drinking Water
- Drought
- Groundwater
- Los Angeles Aqueduct
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Los Angeles River
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Mono Lake
- Orange County Water District
- Pacific Ocean
- Press Clippings
- Recycled Water
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
- Sewage Treatment Plant
- Stormwater Runoff
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Wastewater
- Water Contamination
- Water Crisis
- Water Pollution
- Water Quality
- Water Shortage
- Water Supply
June 4, 2009--Keys to an eco-conscious carwash (Washington Post)
If you decide to go to a commercial carwash, look for one that recycles its wash water. Depending on how efficient the system is, anywhere from 10 to 80 percent of the water can be reused.
February 4, 2009--Storm-water project begins (Durango Herald)
Construction is under way on a long-planned storm-water drain and pond north of 32nd Street, but the total cost of the project likely will not be known until a lawsuit about land acquisition works its way
January 30, 2009--Los Alamos runoff contains radionuclides (Denver Post)
The state Environment Department says high levels of plutonium and other radionuclides were detected in runoff last summer from part of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
January 23, 2009--L.A. County scrambles to defend Long Beach Harbor from storm debris (L.A. Times)
Facing forecasts of wet weather that could flush tons of urban trash out to sea and onto local beaches, Los Angeles County authorities scrambled Thursday to reinstall a boom across the outlet of the L
November 24, 2008--Common ground over a besieged wetlands (L.A.Times)
After fighting for decades over its oil and land, conservationists, developers and city planners are joining forces to let the wetlands grow wild again.
November 24, 2008--More than health damaged by ag nutrients in drinking water (Environmental News Service)
The pollution of fresh water by agricultural nutrients costs government agencies, drinking water facilities and individual Americans at least $4.3 billion a year in total, finds new research from Kansas St
October 5, 2008--Stormwater a major concern in new EPA climate-water strategy (Environmental News Service)
More intense storms will threaten water infrastructure and increase polluted stormwater runoff as climate change impacts water resources across the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warns in a proposed climate and water strategy issued Thursday.
September 11, 2008--City proposal to dump water draws concern (Durango Herald)
City officials plan to funnel thousands of gallons of storm water from the northeast quadrant of Durango into a private pond that is home to wildlife in the Animas Valley.
