…25th annual meeting in Visalia there were three reasons for the lowest total cotton acres planted since the 1920s. “Water, prices and competing crops are the reasons cotton planting is…
PPIC Video: California Drought
Droughts are a regular feature of California’s variable climate, affecting cities, farms and the environment. They test water management systems and signal areas needing improvement. This video from the Public…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
…where snowmelt accounts for the majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as an indicator of future water availability. Streamflow in the West consists largely of accumulated mountain…
Changes to WOTUS
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy recently announced changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule – now known as the Clean Water rule. Seanica Otterby has the story. Waters…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…percent cuts in water use by cities and towns. People who had not heeded the previous, voluntary guidelines for reducing their water use at home and at work will now…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…an increase in agricultural water use. But according to the Department of Water Resources, the total amount of agricultural water has held steady since 2000 and actually declined over a…
Western View: It’s Not 80%
…“developed” water. That number ignores water used for environmental purposes, and that’s half of all the water in the state. Environmental water is the amount of water allowed to flow…
The Role of Soils in Capturing Water
…do soils, and the state of their health, play a key part in capturing water and preventing runoff, erosion and other environmental problems? The Role of Soils in Capturing Water…
USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water
…it can to help California producers get through the so-called “Drought of the Century”. USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water USDA Working to Help California Farmers Conserve Water…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…than usual or buy water from other farmers. (Groundwater pumping replaced roughly 75% of the lost surface water.) Better groundwater management is a top priority Groundwater is California agriculture’s largest…
McCarthy Statement on California Water Restrictions
…but thanks to the most sophisticated water system in the country that captured and stored water during the wet years for use during the dry years, our communities and farmers…
Thanks Soils, and What is in Them, for Clean Water
The water we drink is clean thanks to the filtration system only soils can provide. Thanks Soils, and What is in Them, for Clean Water…
Almond Board: Tips on Irrigating with Less Water
In today’s Almond Update, UC Davis professor and pomologist Ken Shackel discusses irrigating almonds during water restrictions. Sabrina Hill has the update. Almond Update: Ken Shackle…
PBS Video: California Announces Mandatory Rrestrictions to Curb Drought
From PBS NewsHour Suffering a severe and long-lasting drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new and historic restrictions designed to reduce water use by 25 percent through 2016. The restrictions…