Bone-dry Santa Clara County on high alert for illegal fireworks
With the extremely dry conditions this Fourth of July holiday weekend, authorities are on high alert in the Santa Clara County where fireworks are banned.
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With the extremely dry conditions this Fourth of July holiday weekend, authorities are on high alert in the Santa Clara County where fireworks are banned.
The city of Mountain View declared a stage 2 water emergency Tuesday, restricting outdoor irrigation for residents to two days a week, city officials said.
The drought is providing an incentive to install more smart water meters across the Bay Area. Kenny Choi reports. (6-16-22)
California has been struggling with water waste for some time. Across the state, new water meters are being implemented to help combat this issue and alleviate the drought season.
Officials with the Contra Costa Water District approved a temporary 15% surcharge as California's drought drags on for a third straight summer.
With the Bay Area stuck in a severe drought and most of California in the midst of an extreme drought, reducing water waste is key. A free service offered to North Bay water customers could help lower bills and save water. Kenny Choi reports. (6/15/22)
With the Bay Area stuck in a severe drought, reducing water waste is key. A free service offered to North Bay water customers could help lower bills and save water.
Some California lawmakers want to use taxpayer money to purchase water rights from farmers to keep more water in rivers and streams to benefit endangered species of fish.
The severe drought in California threatens to significantly undermine the state's ability to generate hydroelectric power.
A new study by Stanford scientists warns that pumping groundwater will continue to cause the Earth's surface to sink for decades or even centuries if underground water levels aren't allowed to rebound.
As the drought situation becomes dire, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is starting to punish people who waste water. Starting Wednesday, water wasters could be fined for ignoring repeated warnings to cut back.
Tuesday is the deadline day for weed abatement in Contra Costa County. With abatement efforts, fire departments say all property owners have a safer fire season.
Temperatures have been up. Water districts and the governor have repeatedly been asking people to conserve. So are habits changing as we head further into the dry season? One East Bay spot that may offer a hint, and that's the Brentwood Recycled Water Filling Station.
Brentwood residents start using recycled water and develop new watering systems as state prepares for drought. Wilson Walker reports.
As the drought deepens, the Santa Clara Valley Water District has approved fines ranging from $100 to $10,000 for outdoor water wasters, while it asks for a 15% reduction in water usage.
As the drought continues, officials with the Santa Clara Valley Water District approved fines ranging from $100 to $10,000 for outdoor water wasters. Andria Borba reports. (5/24/22)
Californians often hear about people taking steps to prepare their homes and businesses for fire season. The same is being done for Marin County's water supply.
The heat has returned to the Bay Area and so has increased fire risk as temperatures soaring even higher across inland areas Tuesday.
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen. Justin Andrews reports.
Sara Donchey reports on state and local officials warning of far stricter water cuts (5-23-2022)
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don't use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.
Environmentalists have long cursed the day Glen Canyon was dammed and the Lake Powell reservoir was formed by flooding the landscape behind it. Thanks to alarmingly low water levels and a two-decade-long drought, that landscape now seems to be returning to its natural state. Ben Tracy reports. (5-14-22)
Wildfires are on a furious pace early this year — from a California hilltop where mansions with multimillion-dollar Pacific Ocean views were torched to remote New Mexico mountains
Despite urgent calls to conserve during California's third straight year of drought, many communities are still not getting the message. Meanwhile, one South Bay community is heeding the call to conserve.
