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Dry Weather Harms California Farmers and Reinforces Need for Advocacy
For Immediate Release – April 6, 2021 Contact: Linda Sadler, Farm Credit Alliance (775) 677-7876, [email protected] Dry Weather Harms California Farmers and Reinforces Need for Advocacy Farm Credit has donated $100,000 to help the California Water Alliance work for solutions Barring an unlikely April miracle that brings heavy rains and snow to fill California reservoirs, farmers…
Read MoreExpert on Ag Water Cuts; Backlash from Foster Farms COVID-19 Outbreak; House & Senate Ag Committees
With news this week of more cuts to water allocations for many California farmers, Sabrina Halvorson talks with the chairman of the California Water Alliance, William Bourdeau. We report on the California legislators speaking out about reports of health officials “tipping off” leaders at the Fresno County Foster Farms during the COVID-19 outbreak at the…
Read MoreThursday, February 25, 2020
11:00am – 2:00pm Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant 1.Welcome a. Housekeeping i.Review of Bylaws ii.Review of tax filings & best practices 2. Board Member Development a. Discussion of possible future Board Members 3. Fundraising a. Aquatini Golf Tournament Summer 2021 b. Water Forum Fall 2021 c. Sponsorship opportunities 4. Discussion of 2021 campaign strategy a.…
Read MoreOpinion: Open the Economy. It’s Almost Too Late.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent decision to lift the regional stay-at-home order that kept many Californians home and businesses shuttered was a welcome relief. However, more needs to be done for small businesses, many of which are hanging on by a thread. See Complete Article
Read MoreHetch Hetchy Water & Power plans five-year $140M Mountain Tunnel project
The City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission are planning a five-year $140 million project beginning next year to repair, rehabilitate and upgrade the 19-mile-long Mountain Tunnel, a key component of the Hetch Hetchy Water System that takes water from Tuolumne County and sends it to San Francisco See…
Read MoreThe Western View: Cap and Trade Your Cover Crop?
The winds of change certainly have blown strong from Washington, and they are at gale force in the farming industry. President Biden eliminated the Covid relief funding which benefited some growers. But the big news is, he wants to use that money to get growers to idle 50 million acres and plant cover crops. He…
Read MoreWater Infrastructure Letter Sent to President Biden
A national coalition of more than 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership this week to address aging Western water infrastructure in any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package. Read Full Article
Read MoreMetropolitan Board Takes Action to Fund Next Phase of Delta Conveyance Project
Metropolitan’s board voted unanimously last week to fund its share of the environmental planning and pre-construction costs for the Delta Conveyance Project. The state initiative would increase the long-term reliability of the State Water Project and make it more resilient to climate extremes, sea level rise and earthquakes. Read the press release.
Read MoreValley Ag Voice – CalWA
Benjamin Franklin once commented that, “when the well is dry, they know the worth of water.” But Californians have long contradicted our founding father’s wise words; we always recognize the importance of water and have fought over it for decades. Occasionally these water wars become enflamed as a result of drought, but just as often…
Read MoreCalifornia shifts water from farms, cities to fish. But a Jerry Brown compromise plan isn’t dead.
Media ArticlesBy Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California shifts water from farms, cities to fish. But a Jerry Brown compromise plan isn’t dead. (December 12, 2018) Despite an epic last-minute, $1.7 billion compromise agreement announced Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the State Water Resources Control Board voted Wednesday to reallocate billions…
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