Drinking Water

$455M In Funds For Safe Drinking Water Unspent By State Health Dept.

Federal regulators say California’s Department of Public Health failed to spend $455 million meant to improve drinking water infrastructure—at a time when thousands rely on groundwater laced with nitrates and other contaminants.

2013/04/19

Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir, with Crystal Springs Dam and an elevated portion of Interstate 280 in the background. (SF Public Utilities Commission)

Burst Chlorinated Water Pipe Kills Fish Near Crystal Springs Reservoir

At least 30 fish were killed after a drinking water pipe burst and sent thousands of gallons of chlorinated water into a Peninsula creek.

2013/02/12

Phil Matier: Effort To Restore Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Headed For SF Ballot

Advocates of an effort to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley planned Monday to turn in about 16,000 signatures to San Francisco elections officials – more than enough signatures to qualify a measure for the ballot this November.

2012/07/09

‘Restore Hetch Hetchy’ Group Begins SF Initiative Signature Drive

A group calling itself “Restore Hetch Hetchy” is beginning a petition drive Wednesday to change how San Francisco delivers water to customers, possibly by destroying a long-standing dam.

2012/02/29

San Jose Recycled Water Tests Positive For Carcinogen

A new study indicates trace amounts of NDMA, a potentially dangerous chemical that is believed to cause cancer, in San Jose groundwater.

KCBS–2011/06/15

University Mound Reservoir, retrofit constuction, San Francisco

San Francisco Reservoir Reopens After Seismic Upgrade

The basin, located near the intersection of University and Bacon streets, will now be a reliable source of water for drinking and emergency firefighting after a major earthquake.

KCBS–2011/06/03

Debate Swells In San Jose Over Fluoridated Drinking Water

Plenty of other Bay Area cities already have fluoride in their drinking water. San Jose is considered the biggest city in the country without fluoridated drinking water.

KCBS–2011/03/22

Bay Area Water Supplies Get Boost From Big Storm

After a dry start to the year, the recent four day rainstorm helped boost to the Bay Area’s water supply and the Sierra snowpack.

KCBS–2011/02/21

Chemical In San Jose Drinking Water Under Debate On Capitol Hill

A Capitol Hill hearing got underway Wednesday morning on the need for a national standard to address chromium 6 water contamination. This comes after a recent study detected the toxin in San Jose’s drinking water supply.

KCBS–2011/02/02