…year that FID will receive none of its Class 2 Central Valley Project water from the San Joaquin River and Friant Division. The board decided FID will provide groundwater recharge…
Regional Crop Production Report for May 12, 2015
…to offset reduced irrigation district water deliveries by utilizing wells to pump groundwater. The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 306,000 tons, down 8 percent from 2014. Full bloom occurred…
Water Rights Should Remain Protected
…David Orth says the groundwater act put forth by the state last year recognized surface and groundwater rights, even though the definition of the latter might be hard to clarify….
What State Managed Groundwater May Look Like
Water experts expressed why local groundwater management is so important at a recent agribusiness conference. State Managed Groundwater Beliefs Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth says the state…
Fresno Drought Forum is an Opportunity for Agriculture
…and successful because California agriculture continues to be innovative and adaptive. As this drought progresses, all of us in agriculture need to do our part in conserving our precious groundwater…
Groundwater Management Should Stay Local
Water expects believe that future groundwater management, if done right, should still exclude too much government involvement. Management Should Stay Local Not much has been reported about groundwater management since…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…management upgrades, including canal lining, have the unintended consequence of lowering groundwater levels. That is because irrigation water not consumed by crops is a major source of groundwater recharge. Groundwater…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…cost 17,100 people their jobs. This is not to mention the other problems associated with the drought such as land subsidence of over a foot annually from groundwater pumping. In…
Gov. Brown Directs First-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
…into 2016. Additional actions required by the order include: Taking action against water agencies in depleted groundwater basins that have not shared data on their groundwater supplies with the state;…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…on their lands, reduce impacts from flooding, recharge groundwater and provide outdoor recreational and educational opportunities. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance directly to private and tribal landowners to restore,…
2015 Lake County Walnut Update to be Held
…Lake County walnut season and outlook for 2015, a Laws and Regs update from the Agricultural Commissioner’s office, an update on surface and groundwater supplies, irrigation and canopy management, walnut…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…a package that includes surface and groundwater storage, ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration, and drinking water protection. Additionally, for the first time in California’s history, Governor Brown signed legislation…
SLO Town Hall Meeting for Members; Groundwater Management Plans & Information
…on the management of critical groundwater resources in our area specifically, but not limited to, the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. In order to address the facts, programs and proposals several…
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…fall, the Governor signed legislation requiring local, sustainable groundwater management as well as legislation to put a water bond before voters, which won bipartisan approval in the Legislature and was…