Category: water supply

California’s Worsening Drought Highlights Conservation and Lack of New Water Supply | Steve Sheldon

California is facing exceptionally dry conditions with around 88 percent of the land experiencing a severe drought. My guest is Steve Sheldon. He is the board president of Orange County Water District. He discusses if water conservation in the state is the only way out of the drought and why California hasn’t invested in large-scale…


Water District Partnership Brings Increased Water Supply, Habitat Restoration 

The Orange County Water District (OCWD) has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) that will allow for increased water storage and habitat restoration behind the Prado Dam near Corona, Calif. It made the announcement May 5. The change comes as Lt. General Scott A. Spellmon signed off on a feasibility study April 22 that proposed an update to the…