COMMENTARY: A creative approach can help Russian River, farmers

Ag Alert

Commentary

May 18, 2022

By Frost Pauli, a Mendocino County winegrape and pear grower and chair of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau Water Committee...

AG ALERT: Board renews water curtailments for Russian River

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

May 18, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma counties may be...

AG ALERT: Water shortage limits more cotton acres as price surges

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 18, 2022

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Considering the red-hot price of cotton these days, California farmers say they would love to...

THE CONVERSATION: Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change – it’s also essential to the US electric grid

The Conversation

Planning and management

May 17, 2022

By Caitlin Grady, Penn State and Lauren Dennis, Penn State The water in Lake Powell, one of the nation’s largest reservoirs,...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Farm vehicles heavy as dinosaurs jeopardize future food security

Desert Research Institute

Agriculture

May 17, 2022

From the Desert Research Institute: Farm vehicles are becoming so heavy that they jeopardize future food security in Europe, America...

STATELINE: Water Shortages Threaten Development in More Western Cities

Stateline

Planning and management

May 17, 2022

By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades,...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

May 17, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for...

STATELINE: California Panel Unanimously Quashes Desalination Plant

Stateline

Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation

May 16, 2022

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination...

State Water Board releases draft emergency water conservation regulation

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

May 14, 2022

Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...

CAL MATTERS: A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant

Cal Matters

Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation

May 12, 2022

The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: California Coastal Commission votes down Huntington Beach desal project

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation

May 12, 2022

Despite a historical drought in California, Coastal Commissioners prevented a desalination plant from moving forward, defying the governor and regional...

THE CONVERSATION: What is dead pool? A water expert explains

The Conversation

Colorado River

May 12, 2022

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the...

URBAN WATER INSTITUTE: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley: Farmers’ perspective

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AgricultureBest of the NotebookNotebook News and Features

May 12, 2022

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 during a period of critically dry years; the legislation...

AG ALERT: Local solutions central to water forum

Ag Alert

AgriculturePlanning and management

May 11, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of...

AG ALERT: State rice acreage plummets amid water reductions

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 11, 2022

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert This time of year, the Sacramento Valley should be buzzing with tractors working the soil...