In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads through watersheds—in some cases, orders of magnitude more sediment compared to pre-fire amounts. By the USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine...
While the saying, “too much of a good thing,” sounds pleasant at its core, water managers take that very seriously when it comes to managing salt, or salinity, in the water supply. Water managers across California are responsible for providing...
The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the...
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...
A panel discussion on how the Irrigated Lands Program (ILRP), the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-Salts) initiative,...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farm groups say a proposed regulatory permit known as the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program for Central Coast agriculture, which regulates waste discharge from irrigated lands throughout the Central Coast, would make it more difficult for...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert California Department of Pesticide Regulation scientists say they are shifting their water-quality efforts toward preventing...
By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe business, into a warehouse in Mariposa Industrial Park that gave them more space to grow. But there was one quirk...
