State needs higher than normal rainfall to end drought
By Vicky Boyd San Joaquin County water leaders say it will take more than a few wet fronts to erase the deficit caused by the past two years of below-average […]
SWEEP Grant
The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) grant will be opening this Fall for applicants. SJFB will be a Technical Assistant again and will fill out the grant paperwork […]
State cutting off water supply to thousands of farmers
By Vicky Boyd As part of a state drought emergency, the State Water Board has begun steps to halt water diversions by about 4,300 junior water rights holders within the […]
Agriculture drives water efficiency technology
By Vicky Boyd As water and labor supplies grow increasingly tight, many water users have turned to technology to help make more efficient use of what they have but not […]
An uphill battle for water storage
By David Strecker, SJFB President Over the past month, every conversation I had seemed to lead to the discussion of water. After spending the past year dealing with COVID-19, our […]
Drought declaration includes funding, but not for storage
By Vicky Boyd San Joaquin Farm Bureau President David Strecker doesn’t need the governor declaring a drought to know how dry the state is and how meager runoff is. He […]
Growers warned about potential water shortages
By Vicky Boyd The California Water Resources Control Board in a March 22 letter warned roughly 40,000 water rights holders of potential water shortages this summer due to continued dry […]
“Until the Last Drop” MID Documentary
Feature-length documentary explores the past, present and uncertain future of San Joaquin Valley rivers and water supplies Web site – www.mid.org/lastdrop YouTube – Until the Last Drop | California Water Documentary – […]
Judge backs ag in water lawsuits
By Craig W. Anderson Three environmental groups challenged agricultural waste discharge requirements for the East San Joaquin River watershed in court but all three lawsuits were denied by Steven Gevercer, […]
SJ County issued drought designation
By Vicky Boyd San Joaquin County is among 22 counties in the state that the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared primary natural disaster areas June 16, providing producers and […]
