Water 2/4

Apr 28, 20232 min read

Lots of Water; No Place to Put It

An enormous amount of water is flowing out of the Delta into the ocean. The two pumping plants that export water to the California...

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Our Time to Shine

The illustrated map below was part of a presentation given by state officials this week to bring attention to the tremendous...

Mar 4, 20233 min read

DWR Makes Initial SGMA Determinations

Eight and a half years after the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the California Department of Water Resources...

Feb 24, 20232 min read

Good News on the Water Front

Last week we reported that Governor Newson had issued an Emergency Order that paved the way for the State Water Board to...

Feb 17, 20233 min read

Complicated, but Significant Positive News on the Water Front

With the imminent threat of losing hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of stored water to the ocean, Governor Newsom on Monday issued...

Jan 20, 20234 min read

Delta Pumping Up 400% Since January 9; Water Blueprint Submits Letter to State Leaders

Some good news to report this week on the water front. Exports scheduled today from the state pumps are 9,500 cubic feet per second...

Jan 13, 20234 min read

Water Update

Water was the dominate theme this week in California. After three very dry years, the winter of 2023 is starting to look wet.

Dec 30, 20223 min read

It is Raining and Snowing!

As we end 2022, the weather has turned very wet throughout California. What a blessing. While having a wet winter will not by itself...

Nov 11, 20224 min read

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Tidbits

There is a lot of activity going on right now in the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) I cover for Milk Producers Council.

Oct 21, 20224 min read

Landowners Pushback in Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency

At the end of September, the Board of Directors of the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GKGSA) took action to...

Sep 30, 20224 min read

Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board Adopts a Groundwater Allocation

This week, the Board of the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) adopted a groundwater allocation for landowners...

Aug 12, 20222 min read

Governor Newsom Makes a Big Water Announcement

As regular readers of this newsletter know, Milk Producers Council was a strong supporter of the More Water Now initiative effort...

Jul 29, 20223 min read

Weekend Water Reading List

There is a lot happening on water right now. What follows is a list of relevant water articles I have read this week. I share them...

Jul 1, 20222 min read

Water Blueprint Hosts CDFA Secretary, State Water Resources Control Board, DWR Leaders

The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley serves as the united voice to champion water resource policies and projects to...

Jun 24, 20222 min read

Madera County GSA – A Split Decision on a Big Fee

The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) represents the groundwater-only portion of two critically overdrafted...

Jun 10, 20222 min read

Water…It’s Complicated

In a dry year like this one, when there is not enough water to go around, who gets what and why is very complicated. The Friant...

May 6, 20222 min read

Valley Leaders, Residents Call for More Action on Water

The Save Our Communities meeting was held in Visalia this morning, with more than 250 people in attendance. Roger Isom, President & CEO...

Apr 15, 20222 min read

Drilling Down: What the Governor’s Drought Executive Order Means for New Well Construction

Last week, we sent an e-blast to our members of an article published on Water Wrights providing a great overview of Governor...

Apr 8, 20221 min read

New Report & Calculator Quantifies Water Consumption on California Dairy Farms

A very important paper was released this week outlining a dairy facility's water consumption. This is a particularly important paper...

Apr 1, 20225 min read

Crisis in California Water

It took me a while, but I finally got through all 122 pages of the court order, issued a few weeks ago by Federal District Court Judge...

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