By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert As dairy farmers endure the worst drought in decades, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers are offering tips on making every drop count—from deficit-irrigation strategies for feed crops to check lists to reduce water waste...
In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water use, setting a numeric goal to increase the use of recycled water to at least 2.5 million acre-feet per year...
From the State Water Board: All curtailments under the August 20, 2021 curtailment orders (Order for water rights/claims under 5,000 acre-feet and Order for water rights/claims over 5,000...
With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and implications for water management. By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab Mountain snowpacks around the world are on the decline, and if the...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Water Use Efficiency Standards for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) outdoor landscape areas from 9am to 12pm. DWR will provide an update on the development processes for the outdoor water use standard...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade “A much-needed rainy stretch of weather has been welcome so far for much of the Northwest, including Northern California. Much...