…2014, which requires local governments to form sustainable groundwater agencies that will regulate pumping and recharge to better manage groundwater supplies. “Groundwater acts as a savings account to provide supplies…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…prolonged drought. Groundwater regulations could help. The scientists noted that new state groundwater regulations requiring local agencies to attain sustainable yields could eventually reverse the depletion of underground reserves. “The…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
…by Gov. Brown in 2014. The law requires long-term management of groundwater resources by local water agencies according to economic and environmental needs. SGMA also requires groundwater sustainability plans to…
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…wildlife on their lands, reduce impacts from flooding, recharge groundwater and provide outdoor recreational and educational opportunities. The voluntary nature of NRCS’ easement programs allows effective integration of wetland restoration…
State Needs Variety of Water Infrastructure
As water entities are being formed around the state to deal with local groundwater management, most of those agencies believe a lot of different infrastructure is needed to help the…
Defining ‘Sustainable Groundwater Management’
When the state announced groundwater management protocols in 2014, they coined the phrase “sustainable groundwater management”. Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth said a lot of people are…
CDFA Announces Vacancies On The Fertilizer Research and Education Program’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee
…agronomy, soil science, plant physiology, production agriculture and environmental issues related to fertilizing materials use. This expertise can include, but is not limited to, issues related to nitrate in groundwater…
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…year that FID will receive none of its Class 2 Central Valley Project water from the San Joaquin River and Friant Division. The board decided FID will provide groundwater recharge…
Regional Crop Production Report for May 12, 2015
…to offset reduced irrigation district water deliveries by utilizing wells to pump groundwater. The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 306,000 tons, down 8 percent from 2014. Full bloom occurred…
Water Rights Should Remain Protected
…David Orth says the groundwater act put forth by the state last year recognized surface and groundwater rights, even though the definition of the latter might be hard to clarify….
What State Managed Groundwater May Look Like
Water experts expressed why local groundwater management is so important at a recent agribusiness conference. State Managed Groundwater Beliefs Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth says the state…
Fresno Drought Forum is an Opportunity for Agriculture
…and successful because California agriculture continues to be innovative and adaptive. As this drought progresses, all of us in agriculture need to do our part in conserving our precious groundwater…
Groundwater Management Should Stay Local
Water expects believe that future groundwater management, if done right, should still exclude too much government involvement. Management Should Stay Local Not much has been reported about groundwater management since…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…management upgrades, including canal lining, have the unintended consequence of lowering groundwater levels. That is because irrigation water not consumed by crops is a major source of groundwater recharge. Groundwater…