…issued to communities in San Diego, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Sierra and Central Coast regions. The funding is aimed at supporting projects to address infrastructure needs, depleted groundwater levels, flood control…
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…table. The many successes of that program is a testament to her skills as both a scientist and a diplomat.” Beyond Meyer’s work with CDQAP, her research in groundwater salinity…
Legislation Seeks to Address San Joaquin Valley Canals
…in groundwater pumping. This bill would give our farmers a fighting chance.” Each of the four projects would receive $200 million in funding support. Repairs and improvements would be made…
NRCS Partnership to Enhance San Joaquin Valley Water Efficiency
…sizable achievements,” said AFT California Regional Director Kara Heckert. “To protect our agricultural land in the valley to ensure resilience to climate change through healthy soils, high-quality surface and groundwater…
Farming Incentives Required to Meet California’s GHG Goals
…simultaneously navigating the requirements set forth in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The agricultural industry has made great strides in recent years in its efforts to meet air quality and…
Updated Allocations Bring Modest Increase for CVP Contractors
…on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley. Each increase in the Friant Division’s allocation reduces both the strain on our already overtaxed groundwater aquifers and the likelihood that…
Revised Budget Features Significant Cuts to Close $54 Billion Deficit
…$40 million in General Fund support to aid in the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “I am disappointed, but it’s understandable that there’s not general fund money to…
Water Infrastructure Investment a Waste With State, Federal Fight?
Funding for water infrastructure won’t matter much if the clash between California and the U.S. leadership continues. Recent studies have shown that the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act goals are not…
Including Water Investments in Infrastructure Package Challenging
…becoming even more important as the sustainable Groundwater Management Act begins to be implemented. Further complications have arisen in recent weeks as federal and state authorities face off in a…
Week in Review: Employers Could Bear COVID-19 Costs, Valley GSPs Overly Optimistic
A proposal from Governor Gavin Newsom that would pass COVID-19 costs onto employers was the top story this week. Groundwater Sustainability Plans in the San Joaquin Valley appear to be…
San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Plans: ‘Probably Not Realistic’
A recent review of groundwater plans for the San Joaquin Valley indicates that the methods for achieving sustainable levels determined by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act may not be feasible. …
150 Ag and Water Groups Call for Water Relief
…water conservation, water recycling, watershed management, conveyance, desalination, water transfers, groundwater storage, and surface storage are all needed for a diversified water management portfolio and such efforts MUST be included…
Friant Division Contractors Getting More Water
…and potential subsidence concerns associated with the over-pumping of the groundwater basin that occurred during the most recent drought.” Supplies for the Friant Division come from water delivered from Millerton…
Water Conflicts Continue as California Clashes with Federal Agencies
…comply with state groundwater regulations.” The ITP covers Delta smelt, longfin smelt, winter-run Chinook salmon and spring-run Chinook salmon, which are protected under the California Endangered Species Act. The issuing…