From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and submit your request. The false promise of Hoover Dam Coalition viewpoint…Farmers actually receive about […]
Water supply cuts devastate Valley
The image below shows huge swaths of fallowed farmland in Westlands Water District as a result of water supply cuts. Unemployment in parts of the Valley reached 41 percent in August, according to the Fresno County Employment Development Department. NASA images published recently show similar conditions as far south as Bakersfield. It is estimated that […]
Waste and unreasonable use of water
By Lance Johnson, Madera Irrigation District Given three years of drought when every acre-foot of water has to be beneficially used every Californian should be mad as hell about the waste and unreasonable use of water that is occurring under the guise of protecting fish. Consider first that the California Water Code, Division 1, Chapter 1, […]
I Heard It On The Radio
Radio Advertising Water supply and jobs Water Supply and food security Have you heard recently on the radio about California’s water supply crisis and the devastating impacts water supply cuts are having on the people and communities that depend on farming for their livelihoods? The following statement by Dan Nelson, executive director of the San […]
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 […]
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 […]