US EPA http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/dwsrf/upload/epa816r13006.pdf [report] [E&E News PM article by Annie Snider, sub. req'd] The nation’s infrastructure needs $384 billion in improvements over the next two decades in order to continue providing safe drinking water, a U.S. EPA assessment released today estimates… [EPA DWSRF page] The Nation’s water systems must make significant investments to install, upgrade, or replace … Continue reading »
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California Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: Final Chapters of Draft Plan Include Cost-Benefit Analysis
California Natural Resources Agency http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/BDCPPlanningProcess/KeyAnnouncements.aspx [From Press Release] The BDCP is a proposal to provide long-term restoration and protection of fish and wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while creating a more reliable means to supply water to 25 million Californians and over 3 million acres of farmland. Information made available today includes cost estimates … Continue reading »
Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008)
US Geological Survey / by Leonard F. Konikow http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5079/ [Green Car Congress] A new US Geological Survey study finds that US aquifers are being drawn down at an accelerating rate. Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008) comprehensively evaluates long-term cumulative depletion volumes in 40 separate aquifers (distinct underground water storage areas) in the United States, … Continue reading »
Dependence of Hydropower Energy Generation on Forests in the Amazon Basin at Local and Regional Scales
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Published online before print: May 13, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1215331110 / by Claudia M. Sticklera, Michael T. Coeb, Marcos H. Costac, Daniel C. Nepstada, David G. McGrathb, Livia C. P. Dias, Hermann O. Rodriguesf, and Britaldo S. Soares-Filhof http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/09/1215331110 Tropical rainforest regions have large hydropower generation potential that figures … Continue reading »
Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Stress: Growing Competitive Pressures for Water
Ceres / by Monika Freyman and Ryan Salmon http://bit.ly/18ujgXJ [Available for free with registration] A new Ceres research paper on water use in hydraulic fracturing operations shows that a significant portion of this activity is happening in water stressed regions of the United States, most prominently Texas and Colorado, which are both in the midst of … Continue reading »
2010 Washington Metropolitan Area Water Supply Reliability Study Part 2: Potential Impacts of Climate Change
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin / by S.N. Ahmed, K.R. Bencala and C. L. Schultz http://www.potomacriver.org/2012/publicationspdf/ICPRB13-07.pdf (full report) http://bit.ly/11Wft4Q (fact sheet) [Washington Post] A new study finds climate change could cut stream flows in the Potomac River basin, a major source of drinking water in the Washington region. The study found by 2040 climate change could cut stream … Continue reading »
China — Bulletin of the First National Census for Water
Ministry of Water Resources | National Bureau of Statistics, P.R. China http://www.mwr.gov.cn/2013pcgb/merge1.pdf Includes: 1. Basic Conditions of River and Lakes 2. Basic Conditions of Water Structures 3. Water Use of the Economy and Society 4. Development and Harnessing of Rivers and Lakes 5. Soil and Water Conservation 6. Capacity Building in the Water Sector In … Continue reading »
Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem
Public Policy Institute of California / by Ellen Hanak et al. http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1051 California is at a critical juncture on policy for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. This report summarizes the results of a wide-ranging study of cost-effective ways to improve the health of the Delta ecosystem. It highlights the need for science-based, integrated management of the … Continue reading »
Gone for Good: Fracking and Water Loss in the West
Western Organization of Research Councils http://bit.ly/YXwnwE Dickinson Press [North Dakota] A scathing report issued Thursday by the Western Organization of Research Councils says water used in the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is reaching a crisis point in Western states. The regional network of organizations’ 37-page report, titled “Gone for Good,” warns of continued … Continue reading »
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44095 The legislative language for this version of the bill was provided by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to CBO on April 12, 2013 S. 601 would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to construct water projects for mitigating storm damage, restoring ecosystems, and reducing erosion on inland … Continue reading »
