…certification, and fact sheets that explain the value proposition of organic certification and outline the standards in clear ways. The complete list of certified organic farms and business is available…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…from Proposition 1 that passed in 2014. The bill allocated funding for future water projects that would strengthen and update an old and ailing water infrastructure. “California’s surface-water infrastructure really…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…in California may submit applications for funding of public benefits under the water bond approved by California voters in 2014. Proposition 1 — the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…water shortages during droughts.” Wenger said California must move as quickly as possible to allocate money from the 2014 water bond, Proposition 1, to create more storage both aboveground and…
NPPC Endorses Pruitt For EPA Administrator
…joined a lawsuit related to California’s 2008 Proposition 2 initiative, which banned certain housing methods for egg-laying hens, pigs and veal calves. The California Legislature subsequently approved a law that…
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…self-reliance in water supplies, managing and preparing for dry periods, and providing safe water for all communities. The plan is the foundation for expenditures under Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…a likely carcinogen, and it is included on California’s Proposition 65 list of chemical “known to the state to cause cancer.” California is the only state to limit how much…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…application process for the Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. This new competitive grant program category will combine $3 million in funding from DWR’s Proposition…
Officials Say No Link between California Cage laws, Nevada Poultry Sales Increase
…if the California cage laws spurred increased poultry sales for Nevada. California voters passed Proposition Two in 2008, requiring that each egg-laying hen have at least 116 square inches to…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Grants
…million in grants to help with sustainable groundwater planning. The Proposition 1 Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program provides funding for county projects that will develop groundwater plans consistent with the…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…water use priorities, it also redirects unspent High Speed Rail Proposition 1A (2008) and some Proposition 1 (2014) water bond funds to build new surface water and groundwater storage projects,…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…liquid eggs, he said, noting that liquid eggs sold in the state do not have to be compliant with Proposition 2, which took effect in January and requires more housing…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…and programs are finalized, and storage project proposals approved. Under voter-approved Proposition 1, water projects that meet stringent “public benefit” criteria—such as bolstering ecosystems, bettering water quality, controlling floods and…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…please visit DWR’s website. Information on the State Water Board’s Proposition 1 funds is available at the State Water Board’s Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) Proposition 1 website. Link to…