California Farmers and Residents to Receive an Increase in Water Supply From DWR
The California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024.
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San Diego Farmers Practice Climate-resilient Agriculture to Curb Climate Change
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /East County MagazineSan Diego County’s agriculture is a rich tapestry of over 5,000 mini-farms seamlessly blended into expanding urban landscapes. Most are family-owned organic farms producing high-value crops on just a few acres of land to turn a profit in this water-scarce, highly urbanized region.
California Farmers Depleted Groundwater In This County. Now A State Crackdown Could Rein Them In
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CalMatters by Rachel BeckerFor the first time in California history, state officials are poised to crack down on overpumping of groundwater in the agricultural heartland.
The State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday will weigh whether to put Kings County groundwater agencies on probation for failing to rein in growers’ overdrafting of the underground water supply.
‘Invisible’ Water Losses in California’s Agricultural Heartland Now Match Volume of Giant Reservoir: Study
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Sharon UdasinThe impacts of climate change in central California’s agriculture hub are causing such drastic increases in irrigation demands that annual water use over the past decade now matches the volume of the region’s biggest reservoir, a new study has found.
California Farms Dried Up a River for Months. Nobody Stopped Them.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The New York Timesby Raymond ZhongDuring California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to curb use by thousands of farms, utilities and irrigation districts.
How America’s Diet Is Feeding the Groundwater Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Yahoo!Newsby Christopher Flavelle and Somini SenguptaAmerica’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed to concerns about American health but has taken a major, undocumented toll on underground water supplies.
In California’s Central Valley, One Nonprofit Has a Unique Approach to Help Solve the State’s Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Fast Companyby Jake BittleThe land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries, beans, eggs, milk, beef, melons, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and garlic.
How Can California Solve Its Water Woes? By Flooding Its Best Farmland.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Gristby Jake BittleThe land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries, beans, eggs, milk, beef, melons, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and garlic.
Report: Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The PackerU.S. agriculture is at risk from climatic extremes and groundwater over-extraction, says a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Emma Foehringer MerchantIn recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
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