The California Water Alliance is dedicated to solving the serious threats to our water supply and the water emergency currently affecting communities throughout California.
The issues stemming from California's water shortage are vast. The water shortage has a detrimental affect on agriculture, our economy, our health and lifestyle, and our environment.
CalWA members are actively involved and united in raising awareness and working to create a comprehensive solution to the water crisis facing California. Join today!
Breaking: Congressional Coalition Issues Letter Supporting BDCP Process From the U.S. House of Representatives: A coalition of 13 Members of Congress sent [a ] letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Governor Jerry Brown expressing their strong support of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan process and urging the Department of the Interior and the State of California ...
More information...Wednesday’s Top of the Scroll: Study: Groundwater Depletion in U.S. Contributing to Sea Level Rise From the Association of California Water Agencies: Groundwater in the U.S. See the article here: Wednesday’s Top of the Scroll: Study: Groundwater Depletion in U.S. Contributing to Sea Level Rise
More information...Underground Water Levels Continue to Slide From Reuters: Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was almost three times as great as any time during the 20th century, U.S Continue reading here: Underground Water Levels Continue to Slide
More information...USGS Cites Accelerating Rate of Depletion, Posing Problems for Irrigation, Surface Water From Bloomberg: Groundwater is being depleted at a rapidly accelerating pace, posing potential problems for irrigation and surface water flow, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released May 20. Read more from Bloomberg Continue reading here: USGS Cites Accelerating Rate of Depletion, Posing Problems for Irrigation, Surface Water
More information...California Heads Toward Drought From Central Coast News: As of mid-May, the US Drought Monitor shows parts of the Central Coast have slipped from abnormally dry to a condition of moderate or severe drought. Local water agencies are dependent on the water levels in reservoirs. Watch the story at Central Coast News See the ...
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There is too little public recognition of how much we all depend upon farmers as stewards of our soil, water and wildlife resources.
John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States
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