Water 3/4

Jan 28, 20224 min read

Keep an Eye on the Colorado River

While a lot of focus has been on the drought and its impact on water supplies in the Central Valley, there is another major water...

Jan 14, 20221 min read

By the Numbers: Current Water Conditions

December was wet. So far, January is dry. The charts below show where we are. The Tulare Lake graph is relevant for the Southern Central...

Jan 7, 20222 min read

Very Helpful Paper on Managing Manure Under SGMA

As implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) begins to impose real cuts in groundwater usage, dairy farmers...

Dec 23, 20214 min read

Thank the Lord for the Rain and Snow

One of the big realizations for me in relocating from Southern California to the Central Valley is how dependent Valley agriculture is...

Dec 10, 20211 min read

East Kaweah GSA Update

The board of East Kaweah GSA meet last Friday and adopted an emergency allocation resolution. Here is what they adopted...

Dec 3, 20214 min read

SGMA Starts to Bite

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was passed in 2014 and is designed to eliminate the “undesirable results” of taking...

Oct 29, 20212 min read

Here is a Plan to Create More Water for California

As I’ve written about in previous MPC Friday Reports, the “More Water Now” initiative seeks to change California’s decades-old status...

Oct 22, 20213 min read

OPEN ET has Launched

It may not mean much at first glance, but a consortium of entities including NASA, The U.S. Geological Survey, USDA, as well as a number...

Oct 15, 20213 min read

Greater Kaweah GSA Launches Groundwater Extraction Cap Discussion

At this month’s board meeting of the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GKGSA), directors began discussions...

Oct 15, 20212 min read

"More Water Now" Initiative Effort Underway

A final version of the Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 is under review by the California Attorney General’s office. It...

Oct 1, 20212 min read

CDFA Forms a Manure Recycling & Innovative Products Task Force

All California dairy farms operate with permits issued by water quality regulators. One of the major issues those permits are designed...

Aug 27, 20212 min read

Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 Initiative Submitted to State

This week, a citizen initiative was submitted to the California Attorney General’s office for review and “title and summary” designation...

Jul 30, 20213 min read

Water Tidbits

How dry is it? Look at these three charts from the Department of Water Resources. This is the driest year on record in terms...

Jun 11, 20214 min read

Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Makes a Big Decision

During the last big drought in 2014, the California Legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). This historic...

Feb 12, 20214 min read

Lack of Precipitation Further Complicates California’s Complicated Water System

Here’s this week’s Central Valley water supply headline: We need rain and snow. The storm of a couple of weeks ago did help us get out of...

Nov 20, 20206 min read

Water Update

Water availability is a big deal to a dairy. Without an accessible and relatively clean water supply, dairy farming is not possible. Much...

Sep 11, 20204 min read

How should native water be allocated? Getting into the Weeds

As the various Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) grapple with implementation of their Sustainability Plans...

Jul 17, 20205 min read

Water Tidbits

Keeping an eye on water supply is a big part of what I do for Milk Producers Council. What follows are some tidbits I have learned....

May 15, 20205 min read

Tough Water News

On Tuesday morning, I read the 36-page opinion and order of Fresno Federal District Court Judge Dale Drozd granting the motion...

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Big problems on the water front

In this already stressful time for agriculture and our country, Governor Newsom decided this week to file for a preliminary injunction...

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