Drought

It’s no secret that the severe California drought has had an impact on the size of fruits and vegetables. As Halloween nears, pumpkin growers are becoming anxious. Their pumpkins are nowhere near the size they typically are, in large part because of the drought. Some farms in the Central Valley …

In 2008, the EPA issued an order requiring the Arvin Community Services District (ACSD) in Arvin – located in Kern County – to reduce their arsenic concentrations. At the time, Arvin’s arsenic levels were as high as 31 ppb. ACSD applied for an extension, until the end of 2014, to …

Fort Bragg’s city council just passed an emergency order that would require restaurants to use disposable table settings – utensils, plates and cups. The idea is simple: cutting water usage during the California drought. By using disposable table settings, restaurants won’t have to use as much water to wash dishes. …

On Friday, the Central Valley Water Control Board announced regulations to protect water quality from cannabis cultivation. The order, which impacts landowners and cultivators who grow medical marijuana, will be required to comply with the board’s regulations of discharges from medicinal cannabis cultivations. “Our goal is to protect water quality …

While many residents in the Bay Area and Central Valley are feeling the severe impacts of the California drought, the majority of the state is hoping a strong El Nino will fix the state’s water supply deficit. Instead of relying on that hope, the city of San Francisco has decided …

Because of the California drought, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is proving to have a number of challenges. A handful of scientists across the nation and Canada came together to look at how the Delta’s challenges impact the region and the world. “Times of severe drought provide a stark reminder of the …