As drought deepens in the West and the water used by farms and people alike dwindles, farmers in Arizona and California are bracing for cutbacks in the two major federal systems that supply irrigation and drinking water to millions of people. Water storage is shrinking with no snowpack to replenish reservoirs managed by the Bureau […]
California remains far behind its targets for addressing exposed playa around the Salton Sea, according to data released in the 2021 Salton Sea Management Program annual report. But state officials expressed optimism in a public workshop that they are finally beginning to catch up to those goals. The state was supposed to implement dust suppression projects or build […]
La Niña, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California may still be prone to dryness, and the U.S. Gulf Coast faces the risk of another busy hurricane season. Water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean will likely return to normal in the next few months, […]
The Central Valley has reached a critical juncture. On one path, without proactive, collaborative planning, the Valley could become a haphazard patchwork of dusty fields infested with invasive weeds and pests, further impairing already poor air quality, devastating the agricultural economy and putting many farmworkers out of work. On another path, the Valley can remain […]
The BBC posted an article this week, written by reporter Paige Sutherland and entitled, “The water fight over the shrinking Colorado River”. I guess that officially makes us — the folks dependent upon that same Colorado River — famous. But does this have to be a “fight”? How about, instead, “The earnest conversation over the shrinking Colorado […]
Scientists have been predicting for years that the Colorado River would continue to deplete due to global warming and increased water demands, but according to new studies it’s looking worse than they thought. That worries rancher Marsha Daughenbaugh, 68, of Steamboat Springs, who relies on the water from the Colorado River to grow feed for […]
Drought Hitting Home in California, Arizona
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western FarmPressby Todd FitchetteAs drought deepens in the West and the water used by farms and people alike dwindles, farmers in Arizona and California are bracing for cutbacks in the two major federal systems that supply irrigation and drinking water to millions of people. Water storage is shrinking with no snowpack to replenish reservoirs managed by the Bureau […]
California Spends $12.8M More on the Salton Sea, Finally Appoints Analyst to Study Seawater Importation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeCalifornia remains far behind its targets for addressing exposed playa around the Salton Sea, according to data released in the 2021 Salton Sea Management Program annual report. But state officials expressed optimism in a public workshop that they are finally beginning to catch up to those goals. The state was supposed to implement dust suppression projects or build […]
La Niña is Fading But California, Gulf Coast Still Face Risks
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Greenby Brian K SullivanLa Niña, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California may still be prone to dryness, and the U.S. Gulf Coast faces the risk of another busy hurricane season. Water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean will likely return to normal in the next few months, […]
Opinion: Silver Lining to Water Woes Could be Farmers Putting Their Lands to New Uses Besides Crops
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Fresno Beeby Emmy Cattani and Ann HaydenThe Central Valley has reached a critical juncture. On one path, without proactive, collaborative planning, the Valley could become a haphazard patchwork of dusty fields infested with invasive weeds and pests, further impairing already poor air quality, devastating the agricultural economy and putting many farmworkers out of work. On another path, the Valley can remain […]
Opinion: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Seven
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Pagosa Daily Post (Colorado)by Bill HudsonThe BBC posted an article this week, written by reporter Paige Sutherland and entitled, “The water fight over the shrinking Colorado River”. I guess that officially makes us — the folks dependent upon that same Colorado River — famous. But does this have to be a “fight”? How about, instead, “The earnest conversation over the shrinking Colorado […]
The Water Fight Over the Shrinking Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /BBC Newsby Paige SutherlandScientists have been predicting for years that the Colorado River would continue to deplete due to global warming and increased water demands, but according to new studies it’s looking worse than they thought. That worries rancher Marsha Daughenbaugh, 68, of Steamboat Springs, who relies on the water from the Colorado River to grow feed for […]