More of the Same? Saving the Delta Smelt More of the same- A record of failure We agree that the San Francisco Bay Estuary needs to be saved. All Californians need a healthy environment in order to thrive and farmers’ very survival depends on it. Being good stewards of the land is what allows us to […]
By Justin Fredrickson, Environmental Policy Analyst, California Farm Bureau Federation Asked on the Public Policy Institute of California water blog “how much water nature needs,” the response of Mike Sweeney, the executive director of the Nature Conservancy’s California Chapter, was an attention-getter. At least it got mine. “Research,” Sweeney said, “shows that taking more than 20 […]
A bipartisan group of 15 Congressional Members sent a letter on June 9 to Obama Administration officials demanding answers to proposed changes in Central Valley Project water operations this year. The proposed changes, supposedly aimed at helping salmon and Delta smelt, contradict one another, put water supplies at risk for farmers who have already planted crops […]
WATER SUPPLIES ARE better than normal in Northern California, so why is it that Central Valley Project (CVP) water users can’t get a break? The water users in question are the farms and ranches in the San Joaquin Valley that rely on the federal Central Valley Project water conveyance system. They are set to receive […]
George Skelton uses half-truths and shaky logic to demonize farms The Coalition’s Executive Director, Mike Wade, recently responded to persistent inaccuracies by the L.A. Times columnist George Skelton in his recent article: “So the drought has you watering less? It won’t matter much” in a Letter to the Editor. The text of the letter is […]
California’s farms are an important part of America’s food and fiber network. Our farms are among the most efficient in the world. Learn more about the important role California’s farms play in producing food and fiber for us all with this fact sheet.
There has been considerable conflict lately between water users and fishery managers over the operation of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Biological opinions dating back to 2008 and 2009 have wreaked havoc on water supplies for farms, homes and businesses in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Between December 1, 2015 and April 4, 2016, […]
Today’s announcement of a 5 percent allocation for Central Valley Project water users south of the Delta is another blow to farmers, rural communities and consumers who buy California farm products. If last year is any indication a number of specialty crops grown on the San Joaquin Valley’s Westside will once again be on the […]
The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority has filed a motion to disqualify State Water Board officers Felicia Marcus and Tam Doduc. Imagine getting arrested and during your first court appearance the judge tells you that you’re guilty. Imagine then that the judge says that you’ll receive a trial but the only outcome in question […]
Approximate number of acre-feet of fresh water flushed to the ocean since December 1, 2015 One acre-foot is 325,851 gallons. It is enough water to meet the household needs of two California families for an entire year. Every day more than 6,600 acre-feet, or more than 2 billion gallons, of precious water is flushed to the ocean. […]