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link to Groundwater regulation slams California farmers

Groundwater regulation slams California farmers

The costs of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and other operational costs may prove to be unsustainable for California farmers, who face huge economic challenges as commodity prices are at...

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link to California city’s water supply saved by drought relief funding

California city’s water supply saved by drought relief funding

Thanks to emergency drought relief from the state's Department of Water Resources, the small town of Coalinga, California, will not run out of water this winter.

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link to DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system

DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system

The Department of Interior wants to revise operating guidelines to save the Colorado River system. The public will have until December 20 to comment on the notice of intent and supplemental...

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link to Drought: Cal. giving workshops for rural water providers

Drought: Cal. giving workshops for rural water providers

With the 2022 water year ending and another year of drought expected, California’s Department of Water Resources and Rural Water Association are teaming up to give free workshops on drought...

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link to Colorado River Crisis: AZ Sen. Kelly wants CA to do more or have Salton Sea funding withheld

Colorado River Crisis: AZ Sen. Kelly wants CA to do more or have Salton Sea funding withheld

California needs to commit to more long-term conservation of Colorado River water or face having Salton Sea funds withheld, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly tells the Department of Interior.

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link to Farming town in California about to run out of water

Farming town in California about to run out of water

The farming community of Coalinga is projected to run out of water by December 1. The city has only one source of water: an allotment from the Federal government. Farmers have been chopping down...

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  1. Deborah on New national map opens water well data to the publicOctober 22, 2025

    This map is an excellent tool to start. I'm not sure how thorough it is but I've found quite a…

  2. Helen Ck on New national map opens water well data to the publicOctober 22, 2025

    We are a democracy. We share the land and its resources. The system works FOR us and we demand transparency.

  3. Helen Ck on Water rights? Utah moves to clarify ownership of geothermal resourcesOctober 22, 2025

    Until we acknowledge the wisdom of the first people's , and recognize that the land and all below and above…

  4. Deborah on Humans, not climate, have drained Tucson’s aquifersOctober 18, 2025

    Interesting. I have read that, but I agree that a lot of our problems are based on overuse. Thanks for…

  5. Jim Garing on Humans, not climate, have drained Tucson’s aquifersOctober 18, 2025

    These conclusions rhyme with the conclusions in "The West Without Water" by Malamud and Ingram, who have made a case…

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