Craig Elmore’s family history is the stuff of Westerns. His grandfather, John Elmore, a poor son of a Missouri preacher, arrived in California’s Imperial Valley in 1908 and dug ditches to deliver water to homesteaders.
The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive more than $28 million in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects. The 31 projects are in California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The projects also bring a cost-share contribution of $64.7 million, bringing the total investment […]
California is drought-free for the first time in more than three years because of a remarkably wet, snowy winter and a rare tropical storm over the summer. The last remaining traces of drought disappeared in October, as autumn rainstorms grazed the northwestern corner of the state.
California rice farmers are celebrating a robust harvest, thanks largely to water availability, according to Tim Johnson, President and CEO of the California Rice Commission. Johnson expressed his satisfaction, stating, “We had a year where we had adequate water and could plant really a full crop of rice almost twice what we planted last year. So, […]
Groundwater is one of America’s most precious resources. The water that fills wells, stored naturally in underground aquifers, allowed vast cities to emerge and turned the nation into an agricultural powerhouse. But the country’s stewardship of groundwater relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places, oversight […]
Less than a year after facing historic water shortages, California this week was declared drought-free thanks to a year of epic rains, with an El Niño forecast that could keep wet conditions going into 2024.
The Historic Claims That Put a Few California Farming Families First in Line for Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ProPublica by Janet Wilson, Nat LashCraig Elmore’s family history is the stuff of Westerns. His grandfather, John Elmore, a poor son of a Missouri preacher, arrived in California’s Imperial Valley in 1908 and dug ditches to deliver water to homesteaders.
Bureau of Reclamation Invests in Reuse, Desal Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Finance and Management by WFM StaffThe Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive more than $28 million in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects. The 31 projects are in California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The projects also bring a cost-share contribution of $64.7 million, bringing the total investment […]
California is Drought-Free for First Time in Years. What It Means.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Washington Post by Diana LeonardCalifornia is drought-free for the first time in more than three years because of a remarkably wet, snowy winter and a rare tropical storm over the summer. The last remaining traces of drought disappeared in October, as autumn rainstorms grazed the northwestern corner of the state.
Nearly Double the Acreage for California Rice Farmers This Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AgNet West by Brian GermanCalifornia rice farmers are celebrating a robust harvest, thanks largely to water availability, according to Tim Johnson, President and CEO of the California Rice Commission. Johnson expressed his satisfaction, stating, “We had a year where we had adequate water and could plant really a full crop of rice almost twice what we planted last year. So, […]
How a Patchwork of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The New York Times by Soumya KarlamanglaGroundwater is one of America’s most precious resources. The water that fills wells, stored naturally in underground aquifers, allowed vast cities to emerge and turned the nation into an agricultural powerhouse. But the country’s stewardship of groundwater relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places, oversight […]
California’s Extreme Weather Whiplash: So Long, Drought. Hello, El Niño
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Terry CastelmanLess than a year after facing historic water shortages, California this week was declared drought-free thanks to a year of epic rains, with an El Niño forecast that could keep wet conditions going into 2024.