If You’re Concerned about Climate Change and Water Supply, California Farms Can Help Show the Way In a 2018 Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) survey, 80 percent of respondents said climate change is a serious threat to California’s future. And 72 percent cited water as a concern, with drought and water supply named most […]
STATEMENT: Voluntary Agreement on Water Represents the Future and Deserves Prop 68 Funding
STATEMENT: Voluntary Agreement on Water Represents the Future and Deserves Prop 68 Funding By Mike Wade, Executive Director California Farm Water Coalition California has always prided itself on cutting-edge ideas. It is the place others turn to for new solutions to old problems. We are currently faced with a choice to continue that tradition of innovation […]
We Need Both Wet Winters and Long-Term Planning to Stay out of Drought
We Need Both Wet Winters and Long-Term Planning to Stay out of Drought An online search of “California drought” literally turns up millions of articles, and some of the headlines appear in conflict. One series says California is “drought-free” and others warn we’re still operating at a water deficit. What’s the real story? Should California […]
Bold Actions for People, Farms, and the Environment
Bold Actions for People, Farms, and the Environment The United States Bureau of Reclamation is commencing a process aimed at modernizing the operations of the federal Central Valley Project (CVP). For decades, the approaches to protecting the fish and wildlife dependent on the Bay-Delta watershed and estuary have been species-by-species and stressor-by stressor. Those approaches […]
How the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Affects Californians
Is the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan the right solution for people and the environment? There are better alternatives that help restore fisheries and protect water supplies for farms and people.
Better Planet & Better Life
What can we do today to make tomorrow a better world? Smart food choices are great for the environment and enrich our daily lives!
CFWC Statement on Voluntary Agreements Presented to the State Water Board on its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan
CFWC Statement on Voluntary Agreements Presented to the State Water Board on its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan “Water users and the State of California have brought to the table almost 1 million acre-feet of water and almost $2 billion in funding to implement an unprecedented set of ecosystem restoration goals. It is a comprehensive, […]
Countdown: 1 Day to Drought
Countdown: 1 Day to Drought On Wednesday, the State Water Board will vote to remove enough water from the system to irrigate over 200,000 acres of farmland or meet the domestic needs of 2 million people every year. If approved, this action will lead to one of the most predictable droughts California has ever faced. […]
Countdown: 2 Days to Drought
Countdown: 2 Days to Drought On Wednesday, the State Water Board will vote to remove enough water from the system to irrigate over 200,000 acres of farmland or meet the annual domestic needs of 2 million people every year. If approved, this action will lead to one of the most preventable droughts California has faced. How […]
Countdown: 3 Days to Drought
Countdown: 3 Days to Drought On Wednesday, the State Water Board will vote to redirect enough water in the system to irrigate over 200,000 acres of farmland or meet the annual domestic needs of 2 million people every year. If approved, this action will lead to one of the most preventable droughts California has ever faced. […]