A recall of baby water that might have mold prompted the rare FDA consumer alert Monday evening. The FDA wanted to make sure parents and guardians knew about supermarket giant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mold is found in bottled water for babies; FDA posts consumer alert and recall
A recall of baby water that might have mold prompted the rare FDA consumer alert Monday evening. The FDA wanted to make sure parents and guardians knew about supermarket giant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scott Pruitt’s EPA is delivering, except for clean air and water
The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, Oct. 25: Whatever troubles President Donald Trump may be having, it must be said that in a perverse sort … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire, water damage close Riverbank restaurant temporarily
Cool Hand Luke’s in Riverbank is expected to stay closed for about a week after a fire Tuesday night. The fire broke out at the restaurant on Patterson Road at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmers, Environmental Leaders Urge Legislature To Support Safe Drinking Water Bill
California farmers and environmental justice leaders are joining forces to support a bill that would help fund a clean drinking water program. The coalition, which includes the Community Water Center , is urging California Assembly leaders to bring SB623 , the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to a vote, …
Read More »In Bakersfield, Complex Web Of Water Systems Makes Pollution Cleanup Difficult
From Keith Prickett’s front yard just east of Bakersfield you can see the trees of where the official city begins. He’s on the board of a tiny water system with less than 30 homes. It’s called the East Wilson Road Water Company and the water he’s washing his dishes with …
Read More »MID says he stole water and owes $200k. But this board member says the water was his.
The Merced Irrigation District is accusing one of its own board members of stealing more than $ 200,000 worth of district water to irrigate his almond orchard. Staff with the Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »In California, Quest For Clean Drinking Water Often Delayed By Paperwork
Drive through the pomegranate and pistachio orchards between highways 41 and 99 and you may stumble upon Valley Teen Ranch , a cluster of residential homes where juvenile offenders come to be rehabilitated. Today, a few men are in their living room playing a basketball video game and making small …
Read More »Private Domestic Well Owners Left Behind In California’s Water Quality Push
The recent drought underscored the struggles of private well owners as wells across Tulare County went dry. But an underlying issue has existed all along: even those who have drinking water don’t necessarily know if it’s safe. “The problem is that those people that live outside of the city and …
Read More »How much can you save using solar panels to clean dirty water? A lot, says Chowchilla
Chowchilla plans to clean its dirty water with help from the sun, which leaders say will save some money during the next three decades. The Chowchilla City Council sold bonds … Click to Continue »
Read More »Water may be at risk for more than 1,000 Gustine-area residents. Here’s what we know
Residents in about 1,200 Gustine homes are advised to boil their drinking water until further notice after a water main broke near Highway 33 on Wednesday night. An 8-inch main … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s why you should think twice before jumping into water at Yosemite
Temperatures are going to be hot this weekend in Yosemite. Officials are asking people to think twice before jumping in the water for a cool-down swim. The Merced River and other waterways are running swift, high, and cold. … Click to Continue »
Read More »All the extra water in the Kings River caused this levee breach
Kings County officials said a small breach in a levee at Grangeville happened Thursday afternoon. The river is high in part due to water releases from Pine Flat Dam that were ratcheted up Thursday to prevent the reservoir from overtopping the dam. No homes were threatened. … Click to Continue …
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