Local agencies have organized in the Sacramento Valley through Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and they are poised to advance the next generation of groundwater management in California. The recent fact sheet shows The State of Sacramento Valley Groundwater and the collaboration across the entire Sacramento Valley floor, which includes ten counties and nearly 100 special water … Continue reading “Advancing Groundwater Management in the Sacramento Valley”

  Over a period of two weeks in June, life in the Sacramento Valley, which usually takes on a certain predictability, was anything but that. All four seasons materialized in that brief period, showing the resiliency of water managers and growers throughout the Sacramento Valley. But then again nothing about 2017 has had a certain … Continue reading “Winter -Spring – Summer – Fall”

  David Guy, Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Mary-Ann Warmerdam, Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) As we have crossed the first major milestone under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) have emerged and are organized across the entire Sacramento Valley floor. This includes collaboration among ten counties, nearly 100 special … Continue reading “The State of Sacramento Valley Groundwater”

  By Jacob Katz, PhD., Senior Scientist, CalTrout It was great to be on the banks of Butte Creek last week celebrating the success of a collaborative effort to create a working landscape for fish, birds and people. There are many lessons to draw from the success of Butte Creek restoration efforts; the galvanizing power … Continue reading “Secrets of Salmon Success: How lessons learned on Butte Creek can help recover fish in the Sacramento Valley”