As you drive through the Central Valley from now through September, no matter the time of day, you’ll likely have to swerve around trucks mounded impossibly high with tomatoes. This year promises to be a good year for processing tomatoes, with a projected
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The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) applauds Governor Brown’s call to implement the California Water Action Plan (Action Plan) throughout the state to address California’s water challenges. North State water resources managers have and will c
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The State Water Board announced today that statewide residential water use declined 28.9 percent in May compared with May 2013. This is up significantly from the 13.6 percent water savings in April compared with April 2013. All parts of the state showed i
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Now in its 115th year, Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is an international effort spanning 15 countries. Before the count was begun, sportsmen across the country participated in a holiday tradition called the Christmas “side hunt” – a competition to
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This article originally appeared in The Record on July 16, 2015. The article can be viewed at: Recordnet.com. As we all know, California is in the midst of a drought of historic proportions. Snowpack levels are at the lowest levels ever recorded. Reservoi
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Tom Ellis, Alfalfa grower Board member California Alfalfa and Forage Association There will be patches of green this summer amid a seemingly endless golden brown landscape that symbolizes California’s fourth year of an ongoing drought. Alfalfa field
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The Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program partners – American Rivers, California Trout, The Nature Conservancy and Northern California Water Association – have released an updated summary of the Salmon Recovery Program.
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In a recent Sacramento Bee opinion piece, David Purkey described the successful effort by Yuba County Water Agency in 2012 and 2013 to work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop the county’s regional water management plan. In the article, Purkey g
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As we are starting to approach harvest season in the Sacramento Valley, the water resources managers continue to work overtime this summer to pursue thoughtful and creative ways to stretch every drop of available water. We have learned a lot this year as
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A recent blog by Jay Lund from UC Davis explores the “Inevitable Changes to Water in California.” Mr. Lund’s observations are thoughtful and from our perspective, he has presented one of the most honest and practical perspectives on how many of the water
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As California continues to experience its fourth year of drought conditions, the end of the summer does not signal the end of water management challenges for water resources managers in the Sacramento Valley. As we enter into the fall and winter months,
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The ability to recharge groundwater is receiving increased attention in California. The Legislature in the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) found that “sustainable groundwater management in California depends upon creating more opportuni
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In early August, in celebration of National Peach Month, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Planting Seeds blog posted a picture of CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston at the Lomo Station peach orchard in Live Oak, in Sutter County. Sutt
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This Saturday, May 21st is World Fish Migration Day for 2016. On this day, over 1,000 organizations located throughout the world host local events “to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish.” This day provides a great oppor
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For a good perspective on the current drought in California, see the following perspective from the Woodland Daily Democrat – Good drought news could be better. Photos taken by the Western Canal Water District webcam – Wildlife & Rice Far
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A recent article in Comstock’s magazine brought into focus many of the water management tradeoffs that have emerged in the Sacramento Valley over the past decade. In Hiding in the Shallows, Alastair Bland explores the changing agricultural landscape, par
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The snowpack in Northern California this year was good. This, coupled with rain at lower elevations, led to Northern California reservoirs filling this year for the first time in five years and water spilling from certain reservoirs. As a result, L
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As we transition to 2016 and start planning for the new water year, the water resources managers in the Sacramento Valley are preparing for both a wet and a dry year. Although the past four years have been dry and we have seen serious reductions in water
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With the drought in California, a small group of academics are saying the water rights system in California does not work during drought periods. In fact, the water rights system has worked in California over the past several years and has provided a stab
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Thad Bettner, the General Manager of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, recently talked with Renee Cashmere at Water Deeply about various water issues facing the Sacramento Valley. The interview provides insights into the water challenges facing this r
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