AG ALERT: Some forage farmers exempt from state ag order program Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation September 10, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In a major regulatory shift years in the making, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality...
AG ALERT: Water quality panel focuses on agricultural nitrogen use Ag Alert Water quality August 27, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California water officials consider changes to the state’s regulatory framework for nitrogen applications and...
ILRP: Central Coast Water Board staff present concepts for the Alternative Water Supply Program; Invite public comment through Sept. 9 Jane Sooby Water quality August 27, 2025By Jane Sooby The August 21, 2025, meeting of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board was devoted mostly...
ILRP regulations lifted for operations in the Central Valley region’s Pit River Subwatershed Jane Sooby Water quality August 25, 2025By Jane Sooby During its August 22 meeting, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously to amend...
ILRP: Second Irrigated Lands Expert Panel meeting features Indigenous perspectives and a lot of data Jane Sooby Water quality August 20, 2025By Jane Sooby Day 2 of the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel’s “Kick Off Meeting” convened August 14, 2025, at...
ILRP: Plan to limit N fertilizers draws opposing sides to Irrigated Lands expert panel meeting Jane Sooby Policy and regulation August 12, 2025Expert Panel Meeting Reveals Opposing Visions on N Fertilizer Limits By Jane Sooby As the California State Water Resources Control...
SJV WATER: State wants to better understand salt build up in the Central Valley, starting with Kings County SJV Water Planning and managementWater quality July 9, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A state water quality agency hopes to tackle a problem as old as civilization itself...
AG ALERT: Dairies decry draft waste discharge rules Ag Alert Agriculture January 29, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert To reduce nitrates and ensure that people have access to safe drinking water, the state...
CV-SALTS: Nitrate and Salt Control Programs end 2024 with significant progress CV Salinity Coalition AgricultureGroundwater NewsWater quality December 4, 2024From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program As 2024 ends, the CV-SALTS program continues to make...
AG ALERT: Proposed rules on water quality may overwhelm San Diego farmers Ag Alert Agriculture May 22, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in San Diego County say proposed water quality regulations that establish updated general waste...
AG ALERT: Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality August 2, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Winegrape growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties say a proposed water-quality regulation establishes...
THE CONVERSATION: Human actions created the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake – here’s how to save it from collapse, protecting wild birds and human health The Conversation Ecosystems January 10, 2023By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona and Brent Haddad, University of California, Santa Cruz The Salton Sea spreads across a...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2022At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 3, 2021Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from...
AG ALERT: Farm groups seek review of order on fertilizer use Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality May 26, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have...
