Flood-MAR is a water resource management strategy that uses high flows resulting from, or in anticipation of, rainfall or snowmelt for managed aquifer recharge (MAR). Flood-MAR occurs on agricultural lands, working landscapes, and managed natural lands, including refuges, floodplains, and...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new leadership but their path forward will not be easy. “We’ve got some serious issues to deal with and our groundwater...
By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Of all the possible ways to increase California’s water supply, nothing compares to the potential of the so-called “big gulp,” that is, the ability of new...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Time is running out for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, as well as 30 tribes and Mexico, to reach a long-term deal for managing the overtapped river. The current guidelines and drought...
By John Cannon, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: California has recently relocated beavers from spots where they were causing problems, like flooding, to tribal lands in Northern and Southern California. Many advocates say that relocating beavers to areas where they once existed...
