On June 9, as California’s historic drought deepened, the largest water agency in Santa Clara County declared a drought emergency and asked the county’s 2 million residents to cut water use by 15% from 2019 levels to preserve dwindling supplies.
As drought-stricken California considers constructing new dams, a new study finds that many of the state’s existing structures— despite efforts to prioritize healthy water temperatures— are failing the cold-water ecosystems that depend on them.
San Francisco, along with a handful of Central Valley irrigation districts, is suing the state for enacting drought restrictions that are keeping thousands of landowners and suppliers from drawing water from rivers and creeks. San Francisco, along with a handful of Central Valley irrigation districts, is suing the state for enacting drought restrictions that are […]
Record dry conditions once again in the West have led the federal and state governments to declare water supply shortages. California’s governor has declared that 50 counties, in which approximately 41% of the state’s population exists, are now under a drought state of emergency. This prompted the adoption of emergency regulations ordering water rights holders to curtail their water […]
First came the asparagus field. Then came the melons. And now Joe Del Bosque is considering the unthinkable: tearing out a sprawling almond orchard bursting with healthy, nut-producing trees.
South San Joaquin Irrigation District is suing the state in a bid to avoid a curtailment order from creating severe water shortages in 2022 for 200,000 Manteca, Lathrop, and Tracy residents and growers farming nearly 55,000 acres SSJID, along with Oakdale Irrigation District, over a century ago secured first-in-line rights under state law for the […]
California Drought: Santa Clara County Residents Failing to Meet Water Conservation Goals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersOn June 9, as California’s historic drought deepened, the largest water agency in Santa Clara County declared a drought emergency and asked the county’s 2 million residents to cut water use by 15% from 2019 levels to preserve dwindling supplies.
‘Deadbeat Dams’ and Their Impact on Cold-Water Ecosystems
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /High Country Newsby Theo WhitcombAs drought-stricken California considers constructing new dams, a new study finds that many of the state’s existing structures— despite efforts to prioritize healthy water temperatures— are failing the cold-water ecosystems that depend on them.
San Francisco, Agriculture Suppliers Want Their Water, Sue State Over Drought Restrictions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderSan Francisco, along with a handful of Central Valley irrigation districts, is suing the state for enacting drought restrictions that are keeping thousands of landowners and suppliers from drawing water from rivers and creeks. San Francisco, along with a handful of Central Valley irrigation districts, is suing the state for enacting drought restrictions that are […]
A Test for California’s Groundwater Regulations in the Megadrought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Stephanie Osler HastingsRecord dry conditions once again in the West have led the federal and state governments to declare water supply shortages. California’s governor has declared that 50 counties, in which approximately 41% of the state’s population exists, are now under a drought state of emergency. This prompted the adoption of emergency regulations ordering water rights holders to curtail their water […]
California’s Lucrative Almond Orchards Face a Reckoning with Drought, Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerFirst came the asparagus field. Then came the melons. And now Joe Del Bosque is considering the unthinkable: tearing out a sprawling almond orchard bursting with healthy, nut-producing trees.
SSJID Suing State After Sacramento Goes After Its Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Manteca BullitenSouth San Joaquin Irrigation District is suing the state in a bid to avoid a curtailment order from creating severe water shortages in 2022 for 200,000 Manteca, Lathrop, and Tracy residents and growers farming nearly 55,000 acres SSJID, along with Oakdale Irrigation District, over a century ago secured first-in-line rights under state law for the […]