Tag Archives: drought

Last Friday, the United States Department of Labor approved an $18 million National Dislocated Worker Grant to the State of California. The money is to be used for workers who lost their job because of the California drought. “For so many in California’s growing regions, water has been their livelihood for …

On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board proposed a $1.5 million dollar fine for the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fine was proposed because the district was illegally diverting water from a pumping plant. The district was warned about the lack of water …

A decade-long U.S. Geological Survey found that almost one-fifth of California’s raw groundwater – that’s primarily used as drinking water – contains excessive levels of harmful contaminants. This study is the first comprehensive look at the state’s groundwater and drinking supply. About one-third of the state’s drinking water comes from …

As the California drought continues to grow bleak, the Central Valley is seeing the side effects, both in food production and jobs. Vast amounts of farmland is being left untouched at a time when it’s normally plowed and prepared for harvesting. Researchers at UC Davis estimate that 564,000 acres of …

Erik Wilson, a Pest Control Operator in the Central Valley, was a city boy who grew up in Madera, California. His father, a Deacon at a local church, had many members who were farmers. As a young boy, Wilson would frequently visit the members’ farms, where he would play with …

As the California drought continues to worsen, the State Water Resources Control Board has taken drastic measures to help ease the burden on the state. Recently, the Board began shutting off water to more than 100 senior water rights holders; those who have rights established before 1914. After receiving an …