Gray demands audit into Calif.’s 700,000 acre-feet water loss
Gray is pointing the finger over a sizable wager loss at the powerful Department of Water Resources.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Water confab makes clear: Valley agriculture needs “greenlash” to Calif. restrictions
The San Joaquin Valley’s future as the agricultural heartbeat of the United States and the world faces an existential crisis, an assembled group of water policymakers and state lawmakers warned Friday.
Agriculture
Drought Yo-Yo: Calif. officials announce hefty cuts to water deliveries
California officials warned that supplies could be zeroed out. The actual announcement came short of that doom-and-gloom prospect.
Agriculture
Official: Calif. to zero out water supplies again amid dry winter
For the second time in a single water season, California water officials are preparing to zero out water deliveries to Valley farmers, the state’s top water official said Tuesday.
Agriculture
Lawmakers reject bill to tap Calif. surplus for water projects
Long-shot hopes of tapping the multi-billion dollar surplus for water projects in the Golden State are firmly dead-on-arrival.
Agriculture
Fong zeroes in on Newsom zeroing out water storage spending
The hunt for long-term drought resiliency has grown into frustration for Asm. Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield).
Agriculture, Business
Pistachio War between Resnick, Assemis continues to rage with new Tulare Co. suit
Two of the California’s largest pistachio players are, once again, going at it in the courtroom.
Agriculture
Calif. snowpack survey points to drought-laden 2022
On the heels of a bone-dry 2021, the new year is shaping up to deliver a second dose of bad news and drought.
Agriculture, Hanford
Controversial Kings Co. water pipeline faces familiar foe in legal drama: CEQA
With the purpose of a controversial Kings County pipeline now public, opponents have seized on its lack of compliance with California’s marquee environmental law.
Agriculture
Feds give Valley farmers little to cheer about with slim water allocations amid dry January
Things are particularly slim for farmers on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced on Wednesday.
