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Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water
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The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making.gavin newsom
Building California: How will the infrastructure deal affect development, wildlife?
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Environmentalists and project proponents agree: Infrastructure bills crafted by legislators and Newsom are a good compromise.climate change
California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines
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Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.Bay Area
Another California desalination plant approved — the most contentious one yet
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State commission acknowledged the ecological risks, high costs of the water, and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.gavin newsom
A pivot on desalination plants: California approves project in Orange County
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After rejecting a controversial proposal in Huntington Beach, the state Coastal Commission greenlights another in Dana Point.Bay Area
California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water
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Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated under their senior rights.Bay Area
Four in a row: California drought likely to continue
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The state has seen the driest three-year stretch on record, but could see another year with below-average snow and rain.California
State lawmakers reject bill to curb farms’ water pumping
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During one of the driest years on record, California legislators didn’t approve laws to protect depleted groundwater or boost water supplies.California
