By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Agriculture and business groups are imploring Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to set clear goals for boosting water storage and supplies as the drought threatens to cripple California’s food, energy and housing sectors. “Our...
Did you know, in the San Joaquin Valley, there are 128 Groundwater Sustainability Plans? Are you wondering: What’s a Groundwater Sustainability Plan, and how does it affect me? Join Fresno State’s California Water Institute, Civic Well, and Maven’s Notebook for...
Welcome to Five Questions, a new (hopefully) weekly series that will pose five questions to folks working on California water issues. The series kicks off with John McManus, president of the Golden State Salmon Association, which bills itself as California’s...
By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert Growers in the Klamath Basin have struggled with water-supply shortages for years, but this spring brought additional challenges: cold and wind. That made it more difficult for growers to get crops planted, as wind dried...
by Jennifer Shutt, Nevada Current The federal agency in charge of managing much of the West’s water warned Tuesday that it will act unilaterally to reduce water usage in the Colorado River Basin if state and tribal leaders can’t reach...
