Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Mexico border, California’s Imperial Valley is both a desert and an agricultural wonder. This level of agriculture was not possible in the Imperial Valley until the construction of the Alamo Canal , also known as the Imperial Canal, in 1901, which diverted water from the Colorado River. Just north of the U.S.-Mexico

Farming 142

Farming Farming Crop Acre 142

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018. The NCA5 covers a lot of ground, but this summary focuses on aspects most relevant to agriculture.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

NASDA

JULY 2, 2024

4] 2 Waters and Water Rights § 19.04 (2019). [5] 1462, 1471 (2020). [2] 3] See Overview of Groundwater Regulation, Sea Grant Law Center, available at [link] (last visited July 1, 2024). [4] 5] Sharon B. Megdal et al., Groundwater Governance in the United States: Common Priorities and Challenges, 53 Groundwater 677, 678 (Sept.-Oct.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Real Estate Science Water Rights 130

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On a dry, hot day in June, water manager Chris Ivers plunged his hand into San Luis Creek and extracted a tangled mat of weeds that had blocked icy snowmelt from reaching nearby farms. The free-flowing water is a welcome sight in southern Colorado, an agricultural region in the throes of a groundwater crisis.

Water Rights 139

Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

His strategy, he believed, would help the Nüümü win back their water in one clever move—and upend California’s arcane and inequitable water rights system along the way. For the Nüümü, the water war started in the 1800s, with the arrival of white people in their homeland.

Water Rights 143

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 143