The groundwater collection project in Tulare County hosted by the Greater, Mid and East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) is well underway. The goal is to gather information to develop…
Groundwater Collection Project Gathers Data by Flying Over Regions of Land
The Greater, Mid and East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agencies are partnering on a project to collect groundwater data in Tulare County. The project will use low flying helicopters and other…
Low-Flying Helicopters Measure Groundwater in Tulare County
…“improve our understanding of groundwater in the region and greatly aid in our ability to comply with the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.” Similar projects have been conducted in regions…
California is a National Leader in Agricultural Conservation Investment
…the impending Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “That has been one of our main resource priorities in the state, water quality and water conservation, and we have put in significant investment…
Water Works: Permitting Groundwater Recharge Projects
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, obtaining permits for groundwater recharge projects can be a difficult process due to the uncertainty surrounding what the State Water Resources…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
…County. The NRCS approved plan will evaluate surface and groundwater resources and develop alternatives for any identified resource concerns. Funding for the project is being provided through NRCS’s Watershed Protection…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…habitat, water facility upgrades, groundwater, and flood protection. The water bond would use $3.03 billion for safe drinking water and improving water quality. Watershed and fishery improvement projects would receive…
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, communities throughout California are in the midst of developing sustainability plans through local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) as part of the…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…impact on irrigated areas, cropping patterns and overall gross revenues. The report highlights the importance of protecting groundwater reserves in order to avoid large economic losses in the agriculture sector….
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…each basin’s groundwater sustainability plans have been finalized,” he states. “Without new surface water supplies, it seems inevitable that some farmland that currently relies on groundwater will need to be…
Capitol Water Rally ‘Worth Your Fight’
…percent of unimpaired flows in the Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Merced rivers is especially troubling with the ag industry also preparing for the constraints of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “When…
Water Works: Deficit Irrigation in Processing Tomatoes
…the crop it can help reduce some of the costs of groundwater pumping as well as cutting some of the costs related to transport. Listen to the report below….
Water Works: Funding Approved for Water Storage Projects
…be using the approved $207 million in conditional funding for the Chino Basin Conjunctive Use Program. The groundwater storage bank in San Bernardino County will provide up to 15,000 acre-feet…
Water Recycling Projects Continue Improving Agricultural Water Supplies
…it will be able to process nearly 1.6 billion gallons a year. The $14.4 million dollar plant will provide treated water to help supplement the agricultural industry’s reliance on groundwater…