AG ALERT: State Water Board readopts drought flows for Siskiyou Ag Alert Policy and regulation January 15, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though hydrologic conditions point to a more positive water outlook for the Scott River...
AG ALERT: State to consider Scott and Shasta river flows rules Ag Alert Policy and regulation October 23, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials last week directed staff to create a report that outlines the scientific...
AG ALERT: State readopts curtailment for Scott, Shasta tributaries Ag Alert Agriculture January 3, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, state water...
AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon Ag Alert Agriculture October 18, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott...
CAL MATTERS: California drought: Water providers still predict shortages next year Cal Matters Current ConditionsPlanning and management December 13, 2022Despite December storms, water supplies remain low in many areas. Some managers expect to impose severe restrictions on their customers....
AG ALERT: Siskiyou County: Water delivery cuts hurt farmers, fail to benefit fish Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 30, 2022By Ryan Walker, Siskiyou County Farm Bureau The year 2022 has been one that few growers in Siskiyou County want...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water use in California dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal Courthouse News Service Current Conditions August 2, 2022Ironically, residents living in the Colorado River Basin cut their water usage the least, even as lakes Powell and Mead...
THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down State Water Board Current Conditions August 2, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: Statewide water use in June was 7.6% lower than in June 2020, and...
AG ALERT: Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks Ag Alert Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation July 1, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert With farmers across California already facing severe cuts in irrigation supplies, state officials are now...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Planning and management May 24, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...
AG ALERT: Farmers across state face new water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 18, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With 60% of the state now in extreme drought conditions, state officials are warning water-right...
COMMENTARY: A creative approach can help Russian River, farmers Ag Alert Commentary May 18, 2022By Frost Pauli, a Mendocino County winegrape and pear grower and chair of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau Water Committee...
AG ALERT: Russian River water curtailment likely to continue Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 20, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...
AG ALERT: Scott, Shasta river water cuts worry farmers in region Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 2, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency...
CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why. Cal Matters Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation January 5, 2022California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...
