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

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Fort Peck Tribes and the USFWS were concerned about their respective water levels and how they’d be impacted by irrigation. Reiten says the USFWS was objecting to just about every water rights case that went to the state at the time, and all that litigation ended up in water court.

Water Rights 70

Water Rights Farming Farming Distribution 70

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

Caraveo responded to questions about some of the barriers producers face in accessing federal programs and what is being done to address water rights, particularly for young farmers and farmers of color. Caraveo has a strong interest in community health, child nutrition, addressing food instability, and looking at “food as medicine.”

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

ATTRA

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The remaining 50% should be space for air and water. Right: Figure 5: Composition of unhealthy soil where two-thirds or more of the soil is comprised of solid particles. This leaves very little space to allow water or air to seep in.

Soil Compaction 104

Soil Compaction Pasture Livestock Water Rights 104

Caff

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Bennett authored the Regional Farmer Equipment & Cooperative Resources Assistance program and a bill protecting small farms from being sued by large corporations over water rights. Thank you, Asm Bennett for your unwavering commitment to a fair and equitable food system.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Marketing Food 98

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, the Parker district has forged an estimated $880 million deal with ranchers in Colorado’s most agriculturally productive region to capture and store water from the South Platte River during rare periods when supply exceeds demand. But that system is imperiled if ranchers and cities continue to forge buy-and-dry deals, Frank said.

Farming 107

Farming Farming Ranching Water Rights 107

Food Tank

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Repairing our water resources will take a lot of work. Let’s talk about ideas: Send me an email at danielle@foodtank.com to highlight folks in your communities who are prioritizing water rights, and let’s talk about actions we all can take, too. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

Food 109

Food Water Rights Crop Agriculture 109

Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

On June 15, the State Water Resources Control Board told 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta Watershed (3). Underlying the current crisis are long-standing issues regarding regulation of water rights in the state. It’s frustrating to see green lawns in Cloverdale.

Family Farming 52

Family Farming Farming Farming Water Rights 52

Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Today, the aquifer supports 20% of the nation’s wheat, corn, cotton and cattle production and represents 30% of all water used for irrigation in the United States. Since the mid-20th century, when large-scale irrigation began, water levels in the stretches of the Ogallala underlying Kansas have dropped an average 28.2

Agriculture 85

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 85

Daily Yonder

APRIL 18, 2023

Nearly 40 million people rely on water from the Colorado River. A final analysis on how these reductions will be made – spread evenly across states or priority given to those with the most senior water rights – will be conducted later this summer.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Production Agriculture Agriculture 52

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Reporter Jennifer Oldham’s “ As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water ” won first prize in the business category of the 2023 the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Writing Awards.

Food 59

Food Water Rights Animal Agriculture Farming 59

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

They are also advancing efforts to push water rights toward market-based systems in drought regions. Walmart has more dominance over land use and associated climate policy than most of the non-fossil companies in the world.

Supply Chain 115

Supply Chain Food Seeding Aquaculture 115

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Waltons have no intention of buying water rights so that the river can have more water. He said Walton philanthropy supports efforts to convert water rights into a market-based system and he believes Walton funding in journalism chills reporting on their initiatives.

Aquaculture 118

Aquaculture Water Rights Food Marketing 118

Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

Meanwhile, local communities are engaged in an ongoing battle for water rights as the residents of Hawaii look toward rebuilding. Civil Eats spoke with Noa Lincoln , an assistant professor of Indigenous crops and cropping systems at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, about water diversion, deforestation, and Big Ag’s impact on Maui.

Plantation 98

Plantation Agriculture Agriculture Ecology 98

Civil Eats

MAY 20, 2024

If your mushrooms are very dirty, wash them (quickly, to keep them from soaking up water) right before use. Potatoes can go into a brown paper bag once dry to shield them from light, which turns them green. Onions don’t need to be washed before storage or refrigeration.

Food 77

Food Marketing Water Rights Grain 77

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. Colorado is working on plans that would increase flexibility of the system, although change has been challenging.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Agriculture Livestock Forage 104