…the delta, the Sacramento River influences our groundwater table. We’re usually the last part of the state to harvest, and we will be again probably this year. We got into…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
…new regulatory process defining and regulating groundwater sources. The agency has been soliciting comments on the WOTUS revision process during the past two months. “A fresh start and a more…
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
California has met one of the deadlines put forth by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), in the creation of local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). The formation of so many…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
Now that agencies, farmers and others in affected California groundwater basins have formed local groundwater agencies, the costly and more challenging work begins, as the agencies develop groundwater management plans….
Central California Cattle Suffer Under Heatwave
…because of the potential public health risks involved such as vector-borne disease and groundwater contamination. The declaration gave farmers the option to bury or compost carcasses under strict guidelines. The…
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…it is being used to recharge groundwater basins wherever feasible. “They are putting it in every hole and ponding basin, trying to put as much water into the groundwater as…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…required under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the groundwater sustainability agencies—or GSAs—will guide groundwater management in basins and sub-basins classified by the state as medium or high priority. Under…
Almond Update: Importance of Water Quality
…Growers also need to protect surface- and groundwater from runoff, spray drift and/or leaching by following good management practices. Salinity Almonds have a relatively low tolerance for saline conditions; however,…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
…support groundwater management that furthers the goals of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, a historic 2014 law that requires local agencies to bring stressed groundwater basins into sustainable patterns of…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…contributions from non-fertilizer sources such as groundwater, compost and legume cover crops Recalculates fertilizer rates as April leaf sample data and/or improved yield estimates become available during the season Can…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…every day,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “They are prepared to continue in that spirit in adherence to groundwater regulations and the adoption of more…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…to experience the effects of drought, and some Central Valley communities still depend on water tanks and bottled water. Groundwater – the source of at least a third of the…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…water resource management, a 65 percent allocation approaches the unbelievable, given the amount of water available in the system. This allocation will compel farmers to continue to rely on groundwater,…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…groundwater storage. Bettencourt said there could be a wide variety of proposals. “Based on some of the letters I have seen going out over the last two years to the…