…Growers also need to protect surface- and groundwater from runoff, spray drift and/or leaching by following good management practices. Salinity Almonds have a relatively low tolerance for saline conditions; however,…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
…support groundwater management that furthers the goals of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, a historic 2014 law that requires local agencies to bring stressed groundwater basins into sustainable patterns of…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…contributions from non-fertilizer sources such as groundwater, compost and legume cover crops Recalculates fertilizer rates as April leaf sample data and/or improved yield estimates become available during the season Can…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…every day,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “They are prepared to continue in that spirit in adherence to groundwater regulations and the adoption of more…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…to experience the effects of drought, and some Central Valley communities still depend on water tanks and bottled water. Groundwater – the source of at least a third of the…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…water resource management, a 65 percent allocation approaches the unbelievable, given the amount of water available in the system. This allocation will compel farmers to continue to rely on groundwater,…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…groundwater storage. Bettencourt said there could be a wide variety of proposals. “Based on some of the letters I have seen going out over the last two years to the…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
…average (81.5 inches). Many Californians continue to experience the effects of drought, and some Central Valley communities still depend on water tanks and bottled water. Groundwater – the source of…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…make it through the dry times, particularly with the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.” “FCFB will continue to push for additional surface water and groundwater storage; improved conveyance…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…now—we have had to let it go. And moving water into the ground takes time. You can’t replenish groundwater if you don’t have aboveground reservoirs and canals to hold and…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies by June 30. The local GSAs will make decisions that affect groundwater use and fees, as they develop local Groundwater Sustainability Plans. Plans for groundwater basins…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…groundwater supplies. The Act requires groundwater-dependent regions to halt overdraft and bring basins into sustainable levels of pumping and recharge by the early 2040s. Groundwater supplies between 30 percent and…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…water tanks and bottled water. Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County is at just 12 percent capacity, and groundwater – source of at least a third of the supplies Californians…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…inches of rain, he said. Still, it hasn’t been enough, not in a region dependent on groundwater. “For us to have meaningful underground aquifer recharge, we will need to exceed…