The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is expected to declare a shortage on the Southwest’s lifeline in August, which could leave some Arizona crops parched next year. By Brad Poole, Courthouse News Service Arizona farmers are bracing for a reduced share...
From the Courthouse News Service: The Ninth Circuit revived the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim alleging that the federal government failed to consider “as-yet-undetermined water rights in managing the Colorado River,” finding that dismissal was improper as the Nation’s...
By Dave Kranz, Ag Alert The first half of the 2021 water year neared its end with the declaration of a limited drought emergency, a legal challenge to operation of a federal water project, the creation of a drought relief...
From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California farmers’ adoption of drip irrigation systems has contributed to greater farming efficiency, according...
Estuary News sent reporters to the 11th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference, held virtually earlier this month. The theme of this year’s conference was Building Resilience Through Diversity in Science. In this second of four special editions of Pearls we highlight...
By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Predicting that it will have a profound impact on Central Coast agriculture, farm organizations expressed disappointment in a final waste-discharge regulation adopted by a regional water quality board. Known as the Irrigated Lands Regulatory...