Category: Solutions
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ACWA Releases New Policy Document on Headwaters Health
A new policy document developed by ACWA encapsulates the association’s advocacy and recommendations for improving headwaters health. “Recommendations for Resilient Headwaters” can be accessed for downloading and sharing by visiting the Resources page at www.acwa.com. Produced through ACWA’s Headwaters Workgroup, the two-page document can be used in a variety of settings as an educational and advocacy…
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Dune restoration could increase the resilience of urban beaches to sea level rise
Photo: Beach bur, a native plant that helped to form dunes on a section of Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles. Karina Johnston Over the last several years, the residents of Santa Monica, a coastal city on the edge of Los Angeles, saw something neither they, their parents, or perhaps even their grandparents had ever…
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Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer?
In an era of drought, turning treated wastewater into drinking water may be the future. Utility companies are working with breweries to get people past the “ick factor.” Epic OneWater Brew looks like your classic hipster craft beer. The can has a sleek design with the silhouette of a city skyline, and it cracks open…
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Bringing back beavers: Ecologists on mission to save species that once ruled in California
Photo: Bringing back beavers: Ecologists on mission to save species that once ruled in California © Provided by Local News Matters California agencies are taking a new approach to beaver management in the state to prioritize conservation of the ecologically important species as they call upon Californians to be “beaver believers.” To support beaver conservation and…
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Yurok Tribe signs historic MOU to help salmon populations
Contributed photo: CalTrout Executive Director Curtis Knight, CalTrout Mount Shasta-Klamath Regional Director Damon Goodman, Andrew Hurlimann (current FDC president), Sam Thackarey (past FDC president), Yurok Vice Chairman Frankie Myers and Yurok Tribal Council Member Ryan Ray. The Yurok Tribe, CalTrout and Farmers Ditch Company recently signed an agreement that envisions a future where salmon populations…
