…You can visit www.usda.gov/ca to get the location of all FSA offices in any state. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has conservation-related disaster assistance to protect soil, water and…
Year’s First National Water Forecast
…to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) data in its first forecast of 2014. The NWCC also predicts normal water supply east of…
Water Rally Thursday
…for building new water infrastructure. Their proposed solutions include water storage development, delta sustainability, and clean water for disadvantaged communities. In addition to the rally, they’re planning a bipartisan press…
BDCP Public Open House Meetings Begin This Week in Fresno and Bakersfield
…here. The Draft BDCP is a 50-year Habitat Conservation and Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) that intends to help meet California’s co-equal goals for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: water supply…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…priorities endeavor to better understand risk potential and to develop more effective food safety management tools. Factors affecting human pathogen persistence, routes of produce contamination, agricultural water, and harvest and…
Water Professionals Gather to Discuss Water and Energy Efficiency
Water professionals from around the state are preparing to meet in Sacramento to discuss the future of efficient water and energy use in California, but many are now focusing on…
Commerce Calif., Company to Spend More than $68,000 for Improperly Discharging Wastewater into the L.A. County Sewer System
…protect the environment, the federal Clean Water Act requires companies to treat their wastewater before they discharge it.” Air Louvers owns and operates a facility that manufactures louvers, access panels,…
EPA Awards more than $460,000 for environmental Projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border
…or recycled, the removal of more than 12 Million scrap tires from dump sites border wide, and the connection of households to drinking water and wastewater services benefitting the more…
California Needs 38 Inches of Water by March
California’s water problems are getting the spotlight in the national media. In this report, Gary Crawford talks with USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey about the extraordinary amount of water the state…
Online Streaming of Today’s Water Meeting
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture and representatives from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board are discussing water transfers and drought…
AgNeTVideo: California Farmers Face Dire Water Situation
Gayle Holman of the Westlands Water District discusses the likelihood of a zero percent water allocation for California farmers….
Water Level Puts California Farms in Jeopardy
Sabrina Hill speaks with Gayle Holman of the Westlands Water District about what is in store for California farmers. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Farms and Consumers in Jeopardy
…the year. This survey confirms the severity of the water crisis. Snowpack measurements taken by DWR revealed a bleak outlook for farmers and other water dependent industries as well as…
Secretary for Natural Resources Statement on Water Issues
…investment we can make right now in our water future.” For more information on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, visit http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Home.aspx For more information on water conservation, go to http://www.saveourh20.org/…