…temperatures. Once the state’s top avocado-producing region, the San Diego area continues to see declines in avocado acreage. In 2009, before the current drought, San Diego County reported more than…
Extreme Weather Drives Change
…Resources Manager Jeanine Jones says more water policy and system changes are coming because of the current drought. “For example, in some of our past droughts we got a whole…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…the effects of drought for five years. To learn about all the actions the State has taken to manage our water system and cope with the impacts of the drought,…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…the projects can be found at http://resources.ca.gov/ecorestore. To learn more about Fish and Wildlife’s efforts to protect and preserve the state’s fish and wildlife through drought, please visit https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Drought. …
Almond Forecast Up
…2015. Many areas are still in drought, although trees showed signs of recovery from the last few years of insufficient water. The average nut set per tree is 6,159, up…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…the actions the state has taken to manage our water systems and cope with the drought’s impacts, visit Drought.CA.Gov. Every Californian should take steps to conserve water. Find out how…
Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges
…on nearby reservoirs to produce a crop, especially during this prolonged drought with little rainfall in many areas. “The main source of irrigation water is the Colorado River,” Imperial Valley…
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
…in California, which faces a growing population and prolonged drought. Deep groundwater aquifers provide an alternative source of fresh and saline water that can be useable with desalination and/or treatment….
Drought Gave Flood Irrigation Bad Rap
Flood irrigation got a bad rap during this drought period, especially in the public eye. Sometimes the system is necessary and can be as efficient as any other. One System…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
…in the midst of its fifth year of severe drought, and in 2014 Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency in the state. To meet its surface water needs, the…
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross traveled through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and drought…
Snowpack Runoff Forecasts Drop Significantly
Snowpack runoff numbers have dropped significantly. Experts say that water is being absorbed more quickly, making up for four years of drought conditions. A California Department of Water Resources meeting…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…drought The Sea of Galilee The sense of history here leaves me in a state of awe. The Sea of Galilee is also known as the Kineret. It is Israel’s…