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IID GM Comments Lower Basin Plan for Colorado River & Lake Mead Water Conservation

/in , , /by /Holtville Tribune

Imperial Irrigation District (IID) General Manager Henry Martinez issued a statement Monday, May 22, commenting on the announcement made earlier today by the Colorado River Board of California regarding the submission of a Lower Basin Plan to Reclamation for analysis by representatives of the seven Colorado River Basin States. The Lower Basin Plan proposes to conserve 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026, with at least 1.5 million acre-feet of that total being conserved by the end of calendar year 2024.

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IID Board Declares May ‘Water Safety Month’

/in , /by /Imperial Valley Pressby Staff Reporter

With the summer heat approaching and breaks from school to follow, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution calling for the month of May to be declared “Water Safety Month” in the Imperial Valley.

 

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IID Board Appoints New Interim General Manager

/in , , /by /Imperial Valley Pressby Staff Reporter

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors appointed Assistant General Manager Sergio Quiroz to serve as Interim General Manager effective June 3.

According to a press release from Imperial Irrigation District, the Board’s decision was made following closed session discussions during the Tuesday, May 16 meeting, with directors present voting unanimously in support of the appointment.

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Preliminary Engineering Report to Be Done for New River Wastewater Treatment Plant

/in , , /by /Imperial Valley Pressby Marcie Landeros

The  Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved development of the New River Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) after being awarded $167,000 by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) U.S.-Mexico Border Rivers Program.

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Opinion: California’s Imperial Valley Water Conservation Strategy Key to Saving the Colorado River

/in , , /by /Agri-Pulseby Stephen Benson Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The Imperial Valley has been a senior water rights holder on the Colorado River for more than 100 years. Since our founding, our farmers, and the local Imperial Irrigation District, have long viewed our water seniority as both a property right and a responsibility. As much as we believe in upholding the rule of law, we are equally committed to being responsible water users and doing our part to keep the river healthy enough to meet the needs of all seven states. Imperial Valley farms and regional water agencies have implemented a host of conservation measures throughout the past twenty years, allowing farmers to conserve large amounts of water while still producing the food our country depends on.

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California Farmers at Odds With States Seeking Colorado River Conservation Plan

/in , , /by /KLAS 8 News Nowby Kyle J. Paine

The law of the River– the Colorado River, that is – says the farmers come first. That’s how they see it in California, in the Imperial Valley, where farming is big business.

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This Year’s 100% Water Allocation in California Does Not Mean the Water Crisis is Over, Experts Say

/in , , /by /ABC Newsby Julia Jacobo

The West may be out of the woods in ensuring its water supply this year, but the water crisis is still very much alive, experts caution.

Last week, the California Department of Natural Resources announced that the state would receive 100% water allocation for the first time since 2006, meaning that communities and farmers under the State Water Project would receive all of its water requests for the year.

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You — Yes, You — Are Going to Pay for the Century-Old Mistake That’s Draining the Colorado River

/in , , /by /Voxby Benji Jones

An hour east of San Diego, there’s a lonely stretch of dry, barren land. There’s not much here but sand, dirt, and some wiry shrubs.

But keep driving east and the landscape suddenly shifts.

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Potential Water Cuts From the Colorado River Could Impact Farmers

/in , , /by /ABC 10 Newsby Ciara Encinas Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The very real threat of losing water from the Colorado River is the potential cuts to California’s agriculture.

The Imperial Valley alone has 500 thousand acres of farmland at the lower basin of the Colorado River.

Farms like Bear Valley Organic Farm in Valley Center run on water.

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Opinion: Is the San Diego-Imperial Model Part of the Solution for Colorado River Woes?

/in , , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

In a sense, the record string of storms that hit California created two lakes — one real and one hypothetical.

The deluges re-established Tulare Lake, once the largest lake west of the Mississippi River that was drained long ago for agriculture and municipal water demands.

Meanwhile, the state’s record snowpack, according to the Los Angeles Times, holds enough water to fill the depleted Lake Mead on the Colorado River. Of course, that’s not where the runoff goes.

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