By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of farmland earlier this month after the federal government approved a long-awaited program designed to bolster water levels on the Colorado...
In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural homes and small water systems no longer meets safety standards. Many small, rural communities in the Central Valley aren’t connected...
For public transparency and accessibility, the operations plan summarizes commitments made by DWR for future operations From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has transmitted to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
By Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water Kings County farmers will have more time to fight requirements from the State Water Resources Control Board to meter their wells and pay extraction fees. A temporary restraining order blocking those...
Report finds that Cal Water’s investments in water efficiency have produced more sustainable per-capita demand, lower water system costs, and lower water bills for its customers Often in droughts, as customers cut back their water use, water bills rise, leading...
