{"id":5469,"date":"2013-12-18T10:23:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T17:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2013-12-18T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T17:23:38","slug":"citing-concerns-about-agriculture-department-of-water-resources-names-drought-management-team-news-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/12\/18\/citing-concerns-about-agriculture-department-of-water-resources-names-drought-management-team-news-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing concerns about agriculture, Department of Water Resources names drought management team – News Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.water.ca.gov\/news\/newsreleases\/2013\/121713.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has mobilized a new drought\u00a0management effort to prepare for and reduce potential impacts of what is expected to be a third straight dry year in 2014.<\/p>\n

DWR Director Mark Cowin said the department is focusing its personnel and programs \u201cto offset\u00a0potentially devastating impacts to citizen health, well-being and our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cowin has appointed Bill Croyle to lead the effort as department drought manager. Croyle has 30 years of experience in water operations, including seven years as DWR\u2019s flood operations\u00a0chief and 23 years with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.<\/p>\n

Jeanine Jones, DWR\u2019s interstate resources manager, was appointed deputy drought manager.\u00a0A 30-year DWR veteran, Jones has directed the department\u2019s statewide planning program and worked on climate change adaptation programs.<\/p>\n

Among DWR\u2019s principal concerns is the plight of farmers who must operate with markedly less water than needed for crops. Especially vulnerable to dry conditions will be farmers \u2013and the farm communities that depend on agricultural jobs — on the west side of the San Joaquin\u00a0Valley. DWR will also be watching for drinking water impacts in small rural communities whose fractured rock groundwater sources will be stressed by a third dry year.<\/p>\n

Today, Tuesday, December 17, DWR is conducting an agricultural drought-preparedness
\nworkshop for agriculture professionals at California State University, Fresno. The workshop is\u00a0being held in Alice Peters Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Topics include statewide water\u00a0conditions and preparing for a dry 2014; State Water Project (SWP) supplies; ground water conditions; water transfers for 2014; pumping efficiency preparedness for drought conditions,\u00a0and getting by with less water in orchards and vineyards.<\/p>\n

In addition, at a January 7 meeting of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and DWR will be discussing additional actions by the state to address drought conditions and impacts.<\/p>\n

Director Cowin noted that DWR is working with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the
\nSWRCB to expedite transfers of water from areas with relative abundance to locations with
\ncritical water needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoluntary water transfers will be key to DWR\u2019s drought response, as they hold the potential to alleviate critical shortages,\u201d Cowin said. \u201cWe are making arrangements to bring additional resources with expertise in water transfers to advise the Drought Management Team to assure that the 2014 water transfers approval process is administered efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n

DWR has released a schedule and process for streamlining water transfers in 2014, as directed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.\u2019s May 20 executive order. \u201cWe will continue to work with voluntary buyers, sellers, the State Water Resources Control Board and the Bureau of Reclamation to ensure an efficient process,\u201d Cowin said.<\/p>\n

California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross complimented DWR on its efforts to respond quickly. \u201cWhile 2014 water allocations are not finalized until spring, farmers and ranchers make key decisions in January and February,\u201d said Secretary Ross. \u201cBy acting now to streamline water transfers and provide clarity, the administration is helping our agricultural communities prepare for the coming water year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cowin last month announced an initial water allocation of only five percent of requested
\ndeliveries to SWP contractors in 2014. The initial allocation is a conservative estimate of what DWR expects it can deliver as a percentage of the total amount requested by the public water agencies that contract for SWP deliveries. \u201cWe hope things improve with this winter\u2019s storms,\u201d Cowin said in making the initial allocation, \u201cbut there is no guarantee that 2014 won\u2019t be our third consecutive dry year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supplementing the water transfer program, DWR is working with the Bureau of Reclamation and\u00a0the federal and state wildlife agencies to improve Delta operations next summer to enhance water delivery capability while meeting endangered species protections.<\/p>\n

Cowin said DWR recognizes there will be regional impacts due to dry conditions next year. \u201cIt\u2019s still early in the water year,\u201d he said. \u201cThe January and February snow surveys will allow us to\u00a0evaluate water conditions on a statewide basis. As we monitor water conditions, we will consider\u00a0actions to be included in a potential governor\u2019s drought proclamation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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