PRO PUBLICA: Q&A with Jay Famiglietti: As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis Pro Publica Colorado RiverGroundwater News August 25, 2022The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and...
AG ALERT: Anxiety grows over Colorado River crisis Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River August 24, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Imperial Valley farmers who have senior water rights on the severely depleted Colorado River say...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River water cut back — except for California Cal Matters Colorado River August 16, 2022Two other states – but not California – face cuts to Colorado River water in 2023 as the federal government...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River crisis requires confronting sacred cow Nevada Current Colorado River July 21, 2022Capping pool size is a drop in the bucket, experts say by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current A cap on the...
STATELINE: Feds Will Cut States’ Access to Colorado River Water Stateline Colorado River June 15, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Top federal water officials are warning Western states that there will be cuts to their access...
CAL MATTERS: State imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area Cal Matters Water rights and water law June 8, 2022As drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
AG ALERT: Local solutions central to water forum Ag Alert AgriculturePlanning and management May 11, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of...
STATELINE: Climate Change is Pushing Toxic Chemicals into Drinking Wells Stateline Groundwater NewsWater qualityWildfires and watersheds April 28, 2022By Erika Bolstad, Stateline Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires...
AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts Ag Alert AgricultureWater rights and water law September 15, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...
AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation August 11, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River shortage to hit Central Arizona farmers hardest Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 7, 2021Seven states from Utah to California share the Colorado River’s roughly 15 million acre-feet of water annually. But in the...
AG ALERT: State water board adopts Delta curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater rights and water law August 4, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River shortage expected to hit farms first Courthouse News Service Colorado River July 23, 2021With Arizona farmers expecting to take hit next year on their allocation of Colorado River water, water planners, managers, and...
COMMENTARY: Growing food is essential, reasonable use of water Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary July 21, 2021By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Amid historic heat and drought, California’s rivers and creeks dwindled early this year....
