California’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento Valley. Growing rice is a multi-billion dollar industry that supports 25,00 jobs.
Arizona is gearing up for the first-ever “Tier 1” shortage on the Colorado River in 2022, which will trigger significant cuts to the state’s annual allocation from its most important water resource. As daunting as it sounds, the vast majority of citizens and businesses will not be affected, state water leaders said during a Colorado […]
The Biden administration on Thursday outlined in a new report how it aims to achieve its goal of conserving 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030. Developed by the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, as well as the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the report lays out initial recommendations for a decade-long initiative […]
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a landmark water protection bill Wednesday to ensure clean water in nearly 800 Arizona streams, lakes and rivers that are critical for everyday use. The legislation will preserve water quality, list protected Arizona waters and develop management practices that will protect the waterways.
More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on track to be even drier. What many people don’t realize is that these wildfires can do lasting damage beyond the reach of the flames – they can contaminate entire drinking water systems with carcinogens that last for months after the blaze. That water flows […]
More than a month after announcing it was suspending water deliveries to farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, the Bureau of Reclamation delivered equally bad news to farmers north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Their water supplies, tabbed at 5 percent of their contracted amount, were not available for delivery via […]
As Surface Water Supplies Dry Up, California Rice Growers Worry About Ripple Effect
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS Sacramentoby Rachel WulffCalifornia’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento Valley. Growing rice is a multi-billion dollar industry that supports 25,00 jobs.
Here’s how Arizona is Preparing for 1st Cuts to Colorado River Allocation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AZ Big Mediaby Ted CookeArizona is gearing up for the first-ever “Tier 1” shortage on the Colorado River in 2022, which will trigger significant cuts to the state’s annual allocation from its most important water resource. As daunting as it sounds, the vast majority of citizens and businesses will not be affected, state water leaders said during a Colorado […]
Biden Administration Details Plans to Conserve 30% of US Land and Water by 2030
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Liz StarkThe Biden administration on Thursday outlined in a new report how it aims to achieve its goal of conserving 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030. Developed by the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, as well as the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the report lays out initial recommendations for a decade-long initiative […]
Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Historic Water Protection Legislation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KTAR News ArizonaArizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a landmark water protection bill Wednesday to ensure clean water in nearly 800 Arizona streams, lakes and rivers that are critical for everyday use. The legislation will preserve water quality, list protected Arizona waters and develop management practices that will protect the waterways.
Wildfires are Contaminating Drinking Water Systems, and it’s More Widespread than People Realize
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Conversationby Andrew WheltonMore than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on track to be even drier. What many people don’t realize is that these wildfires can do lasting damage beyond the reach of the flames – they can contaminate entire drinking water systems with carcinogens that last for months after the blaze. That water flows […]
Reclamation Halts Water Deliveries to Northern Calif. Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The San Joaquin Valley Sunby Alex TavlianMore than a month after announcing it was suspending water deliveries to farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, the Bureau of Reclamation delivered equally bad news to farmers north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Their water supplies, tabbed at 5 percent of their contracted amount, were not available for delivery via […]