2023 California Irrigation and Water Management Data
The total amount of water used in 2023 was 22.6 million acre-feet, down 7.7% from 2018. The average acre-feet applied per acre was...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 92 min read
10 Years Into SGMA - Where Do CA Groundwater Levels Stand?
Latest report shows that local agencies have made great strides under SGMA, but climate extremes pose challenges. Groundwater levels continu
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 22 min read
Early Reports Show Hurricane Helene has Caused Billions in Agricultural Damage
Across the southern U.S., “the crop losses alone could trigger $7 billion in insurance payouts, a US Department of Agriculture official...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 292 min read
USDA Invests $400 Million to Address Drought, Conserve Water through Production of Water-Saving Commodities
USDA will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 241 min read
Catastrophic Floods in Southern Brazil and What it Means for The World’s Largest Net Exporter of Agricultural Goods
From April 24 to May 4th, Rio Grande do Sol received 16.5 inches of rain. The estimated $600M of losses to the agriculture sectors...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 242 min read
3 New Sneaky California Water Initiatives to Look Out For on This November‘s Ballot
California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are fast-tracking three new bills that strip away your rights and will cost you...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 171 min read
Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Newly Rebuilt Portion of Friant-Kern Canal is on Friday, June 21
The ceremony is to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the construction project known as the Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project....
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 292 min read
Texas Agriculture Suffers as Mexico Falls Behind on Water Deliveries Promised in 80-Year-Old Treaty
According to a treaty made back in 1944, Mexico agreed to send the US 1.75M acre-feet of water via the Rio Grande every 5 years. In return..
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 203 min read
DWR Releases Analysis Showing Benefits of the Delta Conveyance Project Far Exceed Costs
The DCP would add new intake facilities in the North Delta to divert water from the Sacramento River and a tunnel to convey water to the...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 133 min read
State Water Project Increases Projected Water Supply Allocation to 40%
The State Water Project forecasted water allocation has increased to 40 percent, up from 30 percent last month.
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 82 min read
California Reports First Increase in Groundwater Storage Since 2019
California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge during Water Year 2023, which is nearly the water storage capa...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 221 min read
State Water Board Puts Tulare Lake Subbasin on Probation - Charges Well and Pumping Fees
Growers in the Tulare Lake Subbasin, which includes 837 square miles in the San Joaquin Valley, will be charged $300 registration fee per...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 102 min read
Newsom to Invest $20M in the Second Solar-Over-Canals Pilot Project in the Central Valley
Earlier this week, Newsom announced federal funding for another solar over-canals pilot project "Project Nexus" outside of Los Banos.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 32 min read
CSU Researchers are Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irrigation Pumping in CA, TX, and NE
The research was conducted over two years by Driscoll and her co-authors, and analyzed various data sets to estimate irrigation energy....
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 292 min read
Forecasted State Water Project Water Supply Allocation Doubles Following February Storms
The forecasted allocation is now 30 percent of requested supplies, up from the 15 percent allocation update announced last month...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 113 min read
March Snow Survey Shows Improvement for Sierra Nevada Snowpack
“We are now in the last month of the traditional snow season and while conditions have dramatically improved since the beginning of the...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 61 min read
California's Largest Reservoir Releases 265 Billion Gallons of Water in 1 Month
Before the flood operations, water officials were releasing slightly over 3 million gallons per day for normal wintertime releases, said...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 42 min read
DWR Announces Increase to Anticipated State Water Project Allocation for 2024
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an increase in the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2024. The...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Westlands Water District Achieves Groundwater Recharge Goal of 200,000AF
With water still available for recharge, predictions of a wet “El Nino” for California, Westlands has set a new target...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Colorado River States Will Pay Farmers to Use Less Water
After intense negotiations, states along the Colorado River reached a groundbreaking agreement to reduce water consumption by 3 million...
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