…Tested UC Davis researchers are flooding crops that are winter dormant to help replenish groundwater levels. The project started with grapevines and alfalfa, with almonds on the slate for this…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
California State Board of Food and Agriculture board members will discuss groundwater management and land subsidence at their next public meeting on Tuesday, October 6th 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to…
Flooded Vineyards Raised Some Eyebrows
The UC Davis project looking at recharging groundwater raised some eyebrows by flooding grape vineyards under a foot of water. Flooded Vineyards Raised Some Eyebrows Admittedly so, researchers say the…
Dormant Winter Crops Handling Flooding
A study by University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) that is looking at recharging groundwater levels by winter flooding of farmland and crops with a winter dormancy is showing good results. Dormant…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…supply is unknown. Other irrigation districts and water users have had their water diversions curtailed. In other areas, there is groundwater, but pumping water is expensive and so far agency…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…composition of the body regulating California air quality. A bill sponsored by CFBF to streamline groundwater adjudication—Assembly Bill 1390 (Alejo, D-Salinas)—passed the Assembly floor, on concurrence, with a bipartisan vote…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…water storage projects and the upcoming rulemaking process. The commission will discuss public comments on the groundwater basin boundary emergency regulation. Meanwhile, Jim Watson, a civil engineer with more than…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…Public forums for groundwater users and the general public The technical sessions will focus on: Local agency requirements regarding Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) formation, groundwater sustainability, and public involvement Discussing…
Ag Land May Be Key to Replenishing Aquifers
A water project through University of California (UC) Davis is looking at using agriculture land to help replenish groundwater levels. Several trials are going on throughout the state looking to…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…“unsustainable over-pumping of groundwater,” reported USA Today. Of course, revenues are only half the story of a farm or ranch balance sheet, and groundwater use is only part of the…
Record Walnut Production Forecast
…have benefitted the crop. Growers used surface water where available and groundwater when necessary to provide adequate water supply to the trees. Crop quality is reported to be excellent with…
Drip Helps Dairies Decrease Contamination
…lead to groundwater contamination if not diluted properly. Decrease Groundwater Contamination Netafim Product Manager Dennis Hannaford says the challenge has always been dealing with the solids in the lagoon water,…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…2014, which requires local governments to form sustainable groundwater agencies that will regulate pumping and recharge to better manage groundwater supplies. “Groundwater acts as a savings account to provide supplies…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…prolonged drought. Groundwater regulations could help. The scientists noted that new state groundwater regulations requiring local agencies to attain sustainable yields could eventually reverse the depletion of underground reserves. “The…