Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But the valley’s irrigation outlook is dire: Water withdrawn by wells exceeds the amount of snowmelt refilling aquifers, and there are more claims to water rights than there is water in streams. He is also implementing an innovative project designed to add water back into the aquifer.

Water Rights 103

Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 103

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

In the early 1900s, Los Angeles was a small city that was running out of water, and Payahuunadü , which means “the land of flowing water,” had lots of it. Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches.

Water Rights 132

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 132

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

Focus on Solutions Although there are clear, negative impacts for agriculture, the agriculture chapter effectively lays out the ways in which agriculture can respond constructively to increasing challenges. The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Livestock Forage 105