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Central Valley Project Users Can’t Get a Break

Mike Wade Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition

Mike Wade, executive director of the California Farm Water Coalition, examines why water contractors in the San Joaquin Valley who rely on the Central Valley Project are set to receive only 5 percent of their requested allocation.about 4 years ago

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San Francisco Makes History With New Water Bond

The city is leveraging the power of green bonds by issuing the first certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard to help fund projects to repair the city’s aging water infrastructure, including the stormwater and sewer systems.about 4 years ago

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California Lifts Statewide Conservation Rules

SACRAMENTO BEE: The State Water Resources Control Board dropped tough statewide water conservation requirements for a new policy that lets water suppliers develop their own standards.about 4 years ago

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How Saving Salmon Could Help Ease the Next Drought

Fish need more than just water. Ecologist Jacob Katz says if we just make sure imperiled salmon can find enough food to eat, this could take a lot of pressure off California’s dwindling water supplies.about 4 years ago

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Chronic Water Scarcity Threatens Food Production

Satellite data from NASA show that more than half of the world’s major aquifers are in decline – and that those threatened aquifers support major food-producing regions, including California’s Central Valley.about 4 years ago

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Fishery Agency Slams Feinstein Drought Bill

The Pacific Fishery Management Council says drought legislation introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein could harm California salmon runs that support a $1.4 billion fishing industry and 23,000 jobs.about 4 years ago

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A New Data Initiative Is Changing Water Management

Based on the adage that you “can’t manage what you can’t measure,” the California Data Collaborative is hoping to give water managers better tools to fight drought by standardizing and analyzing water data.about 4 years ago

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California Farmers Innovate to Fight Drought

In the arid Golden State, growers and agricultural researchers have been developing techniques to conserve precious water and use it more efficiently. Here are some things they’ve learned.about 4 years ago

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Can California Make Saving Water a Way of Life?

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

California may be in danger of losing the gains it has worked hard to achieve in the last year in water conservation. A wet winter doesn’t mean California is in the clear. about 4 years ago

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Why the West May Be Headed Toward Megadrought

NASA scientist Benjamin Cook recently led a study that found California and the Southwest are likely to see droughts of 30 years or longer, thanks to climate change. He tells us how he figured that out.about 4 years ago

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Jay Famiglietti: California’s Groundwater Crisis

A special kind of satellite system is able to help reveal important information about the amount of water in our aquifers, explains Jay Famiglietti, senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. about 4 years ago

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Central Valley Wildlife Refuges Are Short of Water

Meghan Hertel Interim State Codirector and Director, Land and Water Conservation at Audubon California

Meghan Hertel, Audubon California’s Working Lands director, writes that often-vilified Central Valley wildlife refuges are still not getting their full federal water allocations.about 4 years ago

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California Changes Course in Fighting Drought

A new Executive Order by Gov. Jerry Brown and a draft plan by the State Water Resources Control Board staff puts in motion big changes to California’s emergency conservation mandate.about 4 years ago

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Behind the Lawsuit to Turn off Spigot to Nestle

Three organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service to stop water withdrawals in the San Bernardino National Forest by Nestle, which uses the water for its Arrowhead bottled water brand.about 4 years ago

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Jan Null: La Niña Does Not Ensure More Drought

With early forecasts that La Niña will take hold next winter, headlines are already warning this means another year of drought. But Jan Null, a consulting meteorologist, tells us a wide range of results are possible.about 4 years ago

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Perth, Australia Shares Drought Lessons

Stewart Dallas Urban Water Manager, Josh Byrne & Associates

Western Australia has faced below-average rainfall since the 1970s, causing communities to implement a variety of tactics to tackle water shortages. Here are some examples of what’s working today.about 4 years ago

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Tough Going for New Groundwater Regulations

A state law proposed by Senator Lois Wolk would require local governments to create a permit process for the digging of new wells. Those affected aren’t taking this lightly.about 4 years ago

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The Klamath River Needs More Than Dam Removal

Konrad Fisher Director, Klamath Riverkeeper

The much-celebrated agreement to remove dams along the Klamath River has been hailed as a win for fish, but the river ecosystem needs more than just dam removal. Increased water flows are also paramount.about 4 years ago

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Water Bank in San Joaquin Valley Nearing Approval

FRESNO BEE: Two irrigation districts could get the green light soon to build a new water bank project in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Water would be piped from the Friant-Kern Canal and percolate into a 560-acre recharge basin.about 4 years ago

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How California Could Develop New Water Supplies

California assembly member Rich Gordon talks about a new report examining how the state can make the most of stormwater and water recycling and reuse to increase water supplies in the future.about 4 years ago

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Silicon Valley’s Biggest Drought Lessons

Gov. Jerry Brown’s conservation mandate for cities last year spurred water savings across Silicon Valley. Here are some of the highlights of what communities accomplished and how they did it.about 4 years ago

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Will California Ditch Water Conservation Mandate?

California’s emergency water conservation mandate was extended until October, but the Water Board is contemplating changing it after pressure from water suppliers that would like to see regulations eased or eliminated.about 4 years ago

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Dying Sierra Trees Creating a Hazard

FRESNO BEE – Millions of Sierra trees that are dead or dying from bark beetles and drought are now presenting a hazard as agencies struggle to find funds to remove them before fire season.about 4 years ago

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Regulators Sacrifice Salmon and Fishing Community

Kate Poole Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council

California’s regulatory agencies have weakened or waived protections for fish species that have resulted in population decreases for salmon and other native fish. Kate Poole of the Natural Resources Defense Council asks: “What were they thinking?”about 4 years ago

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Mono Lake Facing Another Crisis

Drought is taking its toll on Mono Lake, which is hovering close to a level that endangers its vital bird habitat. Low lake levels also affect air quality and water diversions to Los Angeles.about 4 years ago

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Jeff Mount: The Mysteries of Delta Islands Sale

The recent purchase of five Delta islands by Metropolitan Water District raises a lot of questions. Delta expert Jeff Mount helps shed some light on the risks involved and what Met might stand to gain from its $175 million investment.over 4 years ago

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