Along the California-Oregon border, the Klamath Basin is in the midst of a record drought, pitting farmers against native tribes with historic water rights who are trying to protect endangered fish.
As drought settles over the San Joaquin Valley, a new report warns of other circumstances that could result in entire communities losing drinking water. More than a million Valley residents could lose their public water in coming decades under the sweeping groundwater legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), according to the paper […]
In America’s fruit and nut basket, water is now the most precious crop of all. It explains why, amid a historic drought parching much of the American West, a grower of premium sushi rice has concluded that it makes better business sense to sell the water he would have used to grow rice than to […]
Former bond trader Alan Boyce is just the type of California farmer expected to dive into the world’s first water futures contract. Boyce is comfortable navigating financial tools, and he grows irrigated pistachios, tomatoes, alfalfa and other crops in California’s drought-prone Central Valley. But he says the water contract is still too illiquid to benefit […]
It seemed like Colorado River basin states were ahead of the curve in 2007 when we enacted a 20-year set of guidelines that spelled out what would happen if Lake Mead were to ever fall into a shortage. But a decade later, as water levels at the lake plummeted, it was clear that we hadn’t […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats had the opportunity to alleviate the state’s twin crises of drought and wildfire by including resources for ongoing funding, prescribed burning and water storage in this year’s budget. These solutions are not new, but they require political will. In light of the haunting memories of past catastrophic wildfires, this […]
Drought Has Pitted Farmers Against Native Tribes Protecting Endangered Fish
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NPRAlong the California-Oregon border, the Klamath Basin is in the midst of a record drought, pitting farmers against native tribes with historic water rights who are trying to protect endangered fish.
Report: Groundwater Overhaul Could Threaten Drinking Water Of More Than A Million Valley Residents
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KVPRby Kerry KleinAs drought settles over the San Joaquin Valley, a new report warns of other circumstances that could result in entire communities losing drinking water. More than a million Valley residents could lose their public water in coming decades under the sweeping groundwater legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), according to the paper […]
It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Somini SenguptaIn America’s fruit and nut basket, water is now the most precious crop of all. It explains why, amid a historic drought parching much of the American West, a grower of premium sushi rice has concluded that it makes better business sense to sell the water he would have used to grow rice than to […]
Water Futures Market Fails to Make a Splash with California Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby Karl PlumeFormer bond trader Alan Boyce is just the type of California farmer expected to dive into the world’s first water futures contract. Boyce is comfortable navigating financial tools, and he grows irrigated pistachios, tomatoes, alfalfa and other crops in California’s drought-prone Central Valley. But he says the water contract is still too illiquid to benefit […]
Opinion: Is it Time to Start Thinking About the Worst-Case Scenario on Lake Mead?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Joanna AllhandsIt seemed like Colorado River basin states were ahead of the curve in 2007 when we enacted a 20-year set of guidelines that spelled out what would happen if Lake Mead were to ever fall into a shortage. But a decade later, as water levels at the lake plummeted, it was clear that we hadn’t […]
Opinion: Proposed Budget Doesn’t Do Justice to Water Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Vince FongGov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats had the opportunity to alleviate the state’s twin crises of drought and wildfire by including resources for ongoing funding, prescribed burning and water storage in this year’s budget. These solutions are not new, but they require political will. In light of the haunting memories of past catastrophic wildfires, this […]