Tag: San Francisco
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It’s time for California to let some of its thirsty farmland go
Some half a million acres of the most productive agricultural region on the planet — California’s San Joaquin Valley — will have to fall fallow, a new report says. There just isn’t enough water. Farmers have been using so much water that wells have run dry and the ground has sunk as much as 28…
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California contemplates water for struggling fish
In an unprecedented move, the state may require upstream users to cut water use to improve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Billions of gallons of water once flowed out of California’s San Joaquin watershed into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta each year, helping sustain salmon, Delta smelt and steelhead and a vibrant fishing industry.…
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California Adopts Landmark River Plan to Bring Back Salmon
Photo: California is debating the future of the Merced River and others. (Steve Payer/California Department of Water Resources) [Pub. date: Dec. 13, 2018] In a landmark vote, California water officials adopted a revolutionary water plan on Wednesday, aimed at restoring the state’s ailing rivers. But they left the door open for a future compromise with…
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California’s water wars heat up at Sacramento hearing over river flows
At the Capitol on Monday, farmers protest a proposal by water officials to increase flows for the lower San Joaquin River. Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press Central Valley farmers and their elected leaders converged on Sacramento on Tuesday to accuse the state of engineering a water grab that puts the fate of fish above…
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Defying water suppliers, Palo Alto backs Bay-Delta Plan
Photo: Wapama Falls, far left, flows into the 117-billion-gallon Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, the source of 85 percent of Palo Alto’s water supply. Photo by Veronica Weber. Palo Alto plunged into the fierce debate over California’s water policies on Monday night, when the City Council voiced unanimous support for the amended Bay-Delta Plan despite…
