California Drought: Watering Chickens and Feeding Cows

Wednesday, Jul 16th, 2014

This year, 2014, is the year that will be remembered by my family for two things. It is the year my son, George, was born. And, it is the year the reservoir did not fill. These two events, although both individually extraordinary, could not be more juxtaposed from tremendous joy to stomach churning apprehension. Well, to be fair, George is a newborn, so apprehension plays a role there, too.

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Reforming California’s Groundwater Management

Tuesday, Jul 8th, 2014

Groundwater is one of California’s most precious hidden assets. In the Sacramento Valley, between 26% and 31% of the total farm and urban use is groundwater according to a new fact sheet by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). Access to high quality groundwater is vital to this region, particularly after three consecutive dry years where surface supplies are not available in certain parts of the Valley.

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