Salinity Archives

December 4, 2024 247

From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program As 2024 ends, the CV-SALTS program continues to make...

EOS: Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security

American Geophysical Union

Science

November 15, 2024 242

As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima...

CV-SALTS UPDATE: Priority 2 Basins and P&O Study Move Forward

CV Salinity Coalition

News

September 6, 2024 133

CV-SALTS 3rd quarter update The Salt and Nitrate Control Programs continue to progress as they work to improve water quality...

USDA ARS: The salt of the earth: Researchers use remote sensing and precision technology to aid growers in arid regions

US Department of Agriculture

News

August 19, 2024 105

One of the main challenges of irrigating crops is that available water sources contain salt. Over time, repeated waterings from...

USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin

USGS

News

February 13, 2024 83

From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...

CV-SALTS: Salt and nitrate programs continue to benefit permittees and communities

CV Salinity Coalition

News

November 17, 2023 123

From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of...

CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground

CV Salinity Coalition

Press Release/Other

September 15, 2023 244

Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...

CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement

Maven

Notebook News and Features

May 3, 2022 460

“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...

CV-SALTS UPDATE: Nitrate program growth and critical salt program deadline

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 25, 2021 52

From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Both the Nitrate and Salt Control Programs achieved significant progress in the third quarter...

NOTICE: Central Valley Salt Control Program Update

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 25, 2021 302

From the CV-SALTS program: This is a reminder that the deadline to file your Notice of Intent (NOI) for the...

FEATURE: Salinity Management: Putting Southern California’s water supply on a low sodium diet

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

June 16, 2021 940

While the saying, “too much of a good thing,” sounds pleasant at its core, water managers take that very seriously...

SJV WATER: Salty water spat erupts over “no man’s land” of Mendota Pool

SJV Water

News

February 6, 2020 1

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The federal government has OKed a 20-year extension of a water exchange program for one...

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

January 29, 2020 678

Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water

State Water Board

Agency News

October 16, 2019 723

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an ambitious, long-term plan to...

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

Maven

Notebook News and Features

October 8, 2019 1115

The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public meeting on October 16 to consider adopting a resolution approving...