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State Water Action Plan Updated to Reflect Two Years of Progress

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Water Resources Tracked and Detailed SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – The Natural Resources Agency, Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Environmental Protection Agency today announced an updated California Water Action Plan that incorporates two years of … Continue reading →

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Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon to Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

From the California Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s first media-oriented manual snow survey today, and despite the higher-than-average water content for the statewide snowpack, officials said snowfall during the remainder of the … Continue reading →

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Will El Niño end California’s drought? from the Association of California Water Agencies

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

The stage is set for a strong El Niño event this winter, but experts are cautioning that heavy rain and even flooding in some parts of the state will not necessarily end California’s four-year drought. While there is no single … Continue reading →

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To defeat the drought look under your feet – from the National Journal

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

By Ted Hesson If you strolled past a vine­yard on Don Camer­on’s land four win­ters ago, you would have seen something odd: wa­ter, up to a foot-and-a-half of it, drench­ing the grapev­ines and turn­ing a nor­mally pic­tur­esque field in­to an un­sightly … Continue reading →

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Water solution lies underground – from Don Curlee at the Porterville Recorder

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

By Don Curlee, Ag At Large / Porterville Recorder While the current drought-influenced thinking causes most of us to consider how water can be better stored, conserved and conveyed, one recent report emphasizes the importance of protecting, enhancing and using … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross joins other water leaders to discuss drought at Central Valley symposium – from the Fresno Bee

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

By Andrea Castillo Some of the state’s top water officials, along with local farmers and activists, convened in Clovis on (November 18) to talk about agriculture and the impact of the drought. Los Angeles Times reporters hosted the conversation, called … Continue reading →

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California lawmakers head to Australia to study drought response – from the Sacramento Bee

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

By Alexei Koseff While the rest of us hope for a strong El Niño this winter, California lawmakers are looking to farther-flung locales for solutions to the state’s historic drought, now deep into its fourth year. A bipartisan delegation of … Continue reading →

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From the Growing California video series – Drought Landscaping

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Drought Landscaping.”

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From PPIC – If Drought Continues: Environment and Poor Rural Communities Most Likely to Suffer

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

URBAN AREAS IN BEST SHAPE, FARMERS ADAPTING BUT VULNERABLE From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Policy Center SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, 2015—If the California drought continues another two to three years, the state will face increasingly acute … Continue reading →

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From the Department of Water Resources – NASA Report: Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs

SACRAMENTO, CA — As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought, the Department of Water Resources today released a new NASA report showing land in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever before, nearly two … Continue reading →

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