The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, June 1, to better serve IID’s Coachella Valley energy customers and better protect Imperial Valley’s water rights, according to a press release.
Longtime Western Municipal Water District board member Don Galleano has died. He was 69. Galleano, who died Wednesday, June 2, had served on the Western Municipal Water District’s board of directors since 2004, representing Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Norco. “He was truly a water icon in California, treasured board member, and pillar of the community […]
A water war is under way in Sacramento right now that could have far-reaching impacts on families in the Central Valley. “We totally believe this is a water grab,” says Ryan Jacobsen, Board President for the Fresno Irrigation District.
Lake Powell is within just a few feet of its low level ever observed since it was first filled. Early season fires have already torched over 400,000 acres in Colorado and California’s reservoirs are 50 percent lower than they should be at this time of year before summer has even officially begun.
Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county that must rebuild seemingly every year after unrelenting wildfires. But now the mighty lake — a linchpin in a system of aqueducts and reservoirs in […]
Several industry leaders recently expressed agricultural water concerns to California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis. After touring Fowler Packing’s facility in Fresno County, Kounalakis participated in a roundtable discussion with industry members. Representatives from the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), Western Agricultural Processors Association, California Citrus Mutual, and others were all in attendance. Congressman Jim Costa […]
IID Board Takes Action to Protect Water Rights and Address Coachella Valley Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Desert Review (Imperial Valley)The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, June 1, to better serve IID’s Coachella Valley energy customers and better protect Imperial Valley’s water rights, according to a press release.
Don Galleano, Winery Owner and Western Municipal Water District Board Member, Dies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Press-Enterpriseby Beau YarbroughLongtime Western Municipal Water District board member Don Galleano has died. He was 69. Galleano, who died Wednesday, June 2, had served on the Western Municipal Water District’s board of directors since 2004, representing Eastvale, Jurupa Valley and Norco. “He was truly a water icon in California, treasured board member, and pillar of the community […]
Latest Water War Over Kings River Involves Claim by Water District in Kern County
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Fox 26 Newsby Liz GonzalezA water war is under way in Sacramento right now that could have far-reaching impacts on families in the Central Valley. “We totally believe this is a water grab,” says Ryan Jacobsen, Board President for the Fresno Irrigation District.
Scientists Said the West Was Entering a Megadrought. Now It’s Twice as Bad
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Forbesby Eric MackLake Powell is within just a few feet of its low level ever observed since it was first filled. Early season fires have already torched over 400,000 acres in Colorado and California’s reservoirs are 50 percent lower than they should be at this time of year before summer has even officially begun.
Drought Ravages Californias Reservoirs Ahead of Hot Summer
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Adam BeamEach year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county that must rebuild seemingly every year after unrelenting wildfires. But now the mighty lake — a linchpin in a system of aqueducts and reservoirs in […]
Water Concerns Conveyed to Lieutenant Governor
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgNet Westby Brian GermanSeveral industry leaders recently expressed agricultural water concerns to California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis. After touring Fowler Packing’s facility in Fresno County, Kounalakis participated in a roundtable discussion with industry members. Representatives from the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), Western Agricultural Processors Association, California Citrus Mutual, and others were all in attendance. Congressman Jim Costa […]