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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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....

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

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

There were big moves related to California water this week. I wish I could reassure you that everything is going to be okay - but I cannot.

2019 turned out to be a good water year. Ample rain and snow fell on California both at the beginning of the year and in the past...

I was in the dairy business for nearly 39 years in Chino in Southern California. I spent over 25 of those years on the board...

Over the past several weeks, many Central Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have released...