CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined California Natural Resources Agency secretary Wade Crowfoot this week at an almond orchard in Stanislaus County to observe a practice known as Flood-MAR — intentional flooding of agricultural lands to help with groundwater recharge.
There is strong and growing interest in Flood-MAR projects, and the state is committed to working with other state, federal, tribal, and local entities; academia; and landowners to address this interest and build on the knowledge and lessons from past and ongoing studies and programs while pursuing expanded implementation of Flood-MAR and making it an integral part of California’s water portfolio as the state adapts to a hotter, drier future.
See below to watch a short conversation about the practice between Secretaries Ross and Crowfoot.