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Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country

LA Times  

It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys — milled about a San Joaquin Valley dairy farm in the largest milk-producing state in the nation. The scene seemed utterly unremarkable — except for the fact that five days earlier, the H5N1 bird flu virus that has ravaged California’s dairy …

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As California seeks to curb groundwater declines, farmers in one county fight back in court
4 months, 4 weeks ago

As California seeks to curb groundwater declines, farmers in one county fight back in court

LA Times  

With long-term declines in groundwater levels putting thousands of domestic wells at risk and causing the ground to sink in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, state regulators are moving forward with efforts to force local agencies to take stronger steps to begin to rein in chronic overpumping by California’s agriculture industry. But these efforts have recently run into complications …

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California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land
8 months, 1 week ago

California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land

LA Times  

For the first time, California water regulators are cracking down on one of the state’s major farming regions for failing to take steps to curb growers’ excessive groundwater pumping, which has sent water levels into rapid decline and is causing the land to sink. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to place the Tulare Lake subbasin on …

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California triggers rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct
1 year, 7 months ago

California triggers rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct

LA Times  

The Kern River is swollen with so much runoff from the epic Sierra Nevada snowpack that officials have opened a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters into the California Aqueduct to be used as drinking water in Southern California. Over two months, state officials said, about 75,000 acre-feet of Kern River water will pass into the aqueduct, enough to supply …

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San Joaquin Valley farmers dig in for the next battle: an epic Sierra snowmelt
1 year, 8 months ago

San Joaquin Valley farmers dig in for the next battle: an epic Sierra snowmelt

LA Times  

San Joaquin Valley farmers are working against the clock to rescue cropland from damaging floodwaters and bolster defenses before an epic spring snowmelt. Despite their efforts, the force of the flood was too much to withstand, and “water six inches deep” soon began seeping into the adjacent fields and evacuated dairies, Barcellos said. “It’s probably going to be the biggest …

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Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley
1 year, 9 months ago

Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley

LA Times  

A weary, storm-soaked California is bracing for another bout of heavy rain and snow, power outages and potential flooding this week as a cold weather system takes aim at the state. “The heaviest rain is definitely going to be in Southern California, and L.A. and San Diego will both probably see more rain out of this storm than a lot …

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