La Niña, the climate event that causes water to be colder than normal in the eastern Pacific, has now been shown by new research released Monday to be responsible for simultaneous megadroughts in the North and South American Southwest over the past 1,000 years. Megadroughts are extended periods of drought that last at least 20 […]
The Bureau of Reclamation, the agency charged with water resources management for the West at the federal government level, announced unprecedented Tier 1 cuts in water deliveries from Lake Mead on the Colorado River to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico in 2022. The Tier 1 cuts will reduce water deliveries due to historic low water levels in Lake […]
There is hope that the unfortunate conditions of California’s water supply this year will prompt decisive action on water management and storage. President and CEO of Western Growers, Dave Puglia noted that his conversations with growers have been disheartening. There is significant concern that if California gets another dry year, many farmers will not be […]
The Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts are among water right holders ordered by the state to stop diversions on the Tuolumne River and other streams that flow to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta. “All of the water that flows off the mountains has to remain in the river and can’t be diverted for storage or […]
Shattering the stillness of a frigid January moonlit sky, the sunrise’s amber aura glimmers over the Tinajas Altas mountain range — giving way to a sandscape of semi-succulent shrubs. The sun’s increasingly insistent rays animate an otherwise desolate desert corridor that links the city of Yuma, Arizona, to the San Luis Port of Entry along […]
Life in Tooleville wasn’t easy before the latest drought. Residents of this tiny, two-road farmworker community, tucked into the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills in eastern Tulare County, have been living on bottled water since 2014 because its two wells are contaminated with hexavalent chromium. Then in July, one of those wells started to […]
La Niña Responsible for Megadroughts in North and South America, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Jon PartonLa Niña, the climate event that causes water to be colder than normal in the eastern Pacific, has now been shown by new research released Monday to be responsible for simultaneous megadroughts in the North and South American Southwest over the past 1,000 years. Megadroughts are extended periods of drought that last at least 20 […]
Why Water Cuts Are Coming to Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Cordie QualleThe Bureau of Reclamation, the agency charged with water resources management for the West at the federal government level, announced unprecedented Tier 1 cuts in water deliveries from Lake Mead on the Colorado River to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico in 2022. The Tier 1 cuts will reduce water deliveries due to historic low water levels in Lake […]
Hopes That Dry Year Will Prompt Action on Water Management and Storage
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgNet Westby Brian GermanThere is hope that the unfortunate conditions of California’s water supply this year will prompt decisive action on water management and storage. President and CEO of Western Growers, Dave Puglia noted that his conversations with growers have been disheartening. There is significant concern that if California gets another dry year, many farmers will not be […]
State Halts Diversions From the Tuolumne River. What That Means for Mid, Tid Water Users
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Modesto Beeby Ken CarlsonThe Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts are among water right holders ordered by the state to stop diversions on the Tuolumne River and other streams that flow to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta. “All of the water that flows off the mountains has to remain in the river and can’t be diverted for storage or […]
Could Desalination Play a Role in the Future of the Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /GreenBizby Sharon UdasinShattering the stillness of a frigid January moonlit sky, the sunrise’s amber aura glimmers over the Tinajas Altas mountain range — giving way to a sandscape of semi-succulent shrubs. The sun’s increasingly insistent rays animate an otherwise desolate desert corridor that links the city of Yuma, Arizona, to the San Luis Port of Entry along […]
How Drought Pressured California to Mandate Consolidation, Drinking Water for Tooleville
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Jesse VadLife in Tooleville wasn’t easy before the latest drought. Residents of this tiny, two-road farmworker community, tucked into the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills in eastern Tulare County, have been living on bottled water since 2014 because its two wells are contaminated with hexavalent chromium. Then in July, one of those wells started to […]