Power The State Water Project requires dependable, economical power to pump water to areas served by the Project’s contractors. Since 1984 SWP power requirements have ranged from more than 8 billion kilowatthours a year, as in 1990, to under 4 billion kwh, as in 1995. Today the SWP is one of California’s larger energy producers […]
The Delta
SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA New storage and conveyance will help provide water for Delta ecosystems and improved water supply reliability for the state’s farms, homes and businesses. Water delivered from the State Water Project originates at Lake Oroville and flows to the Sacramento River and then through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta before […]
Central Valley Project
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT (CVP) Studies must move forward to provide an increase in the available supply of water from the federal Central Valley Project. Current studies feature an increase in water storage from 290,000 acre-feet to 636,000 acre-feet from Shasta Reservoir by raising Shasta Dam 6.5 feet or 18.5 feet, respectively. […]
State Water Project
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT The State Water Project has helped fuel the economic growth of California. But that economic growth will suffer as jobs are lost and expenses increase due to the lack of a reliable water supply. The SWP’s main purposes are to provide water storage and delivery. Its supply comes mainly from rainfall, […]
CFWC radio ads hit the airwaves
From October 7 through November 23, California residents will be hearing about farm water and the need to fix the state’s ailing water supply system. The 30 and 60-second ads discuss the current water supply shortage as well as the legal and regulatory causes behind this year’s round of cuts that indled over 100,000 acres […]
Quagga Mussels – Musseling their way into our waterways
My family enjoys it when I pull the boat out and we travel to a nearby lake for a day of relaxation and water skiing. But these types of outings by boat owners are causing a very serious problem to California’s water supply system. Quagga mussels—sounds like a villainous creature from a late-night horror flick—are […]
Land fallowing and retirement
Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute, on the Capitol Public Radio Show "Insight," today (Thursday, September 25, 2008) denied that land fallowing is a recommendation in their new advocacy report "More with Less." When questioned about the language in the report advocating large-scale land fallowing in the San Joaquin Valley, Gleick seemed to bristle and […]
IMAGINE
Imagine a California without family farms. It’s an inconceivable thought but that’s what could happen if water continues to be stripped from farms and the people who work the land. It is going to take comprehensive reform by the State Legialature and Congress to get the changes needed to protect the future of agriculture. […]
Farm Water Tours
2008 Farm Water Leadership Tour Sept. 17-19, 2008 Join the three-day tour through the San Joaquin Valley and visit with farmers and water district officials. Tour participants visit the fuse gates at Lake Kaweah. The tour begins and ends in Stockton with overnight stops in Los Banos and Bakersfield. This is your opportunity to ask […]
Overview of Central Valley Project Contract Renewals
Quick Facts § Critics of California’s farmers are challenging a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation requirement to renew 231 water contracts for water districts, farmers and cities served by the Central Valley Project (CVP). If successful, the disruption of this process could lead to dramatic impacts in California’s water supply, its economy and environment. § California […]