From the Department of Water Resources: Every water year is unique, with some being dry and others wet. California’s climate has always been highly variable, and as the climate changes, precipitation patterns are becoming even more unpredictable, wildly swinging from...
Press release from multiple organizations This legislative session was marred by significant deregulation and increased government handouts to the most...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Below an ashen hillside, farmer Johnnie White picked shriveled grapes off flaking vines, surveying for the third time in a decade the ravages of a wildfire on Napa Valley vineyards. Nearby, fire crews stamped out...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In a major regulatory shift years in the making, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board voted last month to amend a general order and exempt agricultural operations in Northern California’s Pit River subwatershed...
The goal of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan is to balance the needs of the environment, agriculture, and urban water users in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one of the state’s most critical ecosystems. The State Water Board’s update to...
Commentary by Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River Governor Newsom doesn’t trust Californians to make smart decisions about the state’s future water supply. His push to waive state...
