Items Tagged with 'Karla Nemeth'

California farmers head into the growing season with water supplies largely set — and shrinking fast. Early snowmelt and record warmth have upended expectations, offering a glimpse of a more volatile future for the state’s water system.

Reclamation starts Central Valley Project allocations at 35% for south-of-Delta contractors, while California increased State Water Project allocations to match.

Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped the Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth to serve as adviser on the Administration’s water priorities and made other appointments to support the change.

DWR Director Karla Nemeth stands at the center of several monumental changes underway for California’s water supply.

Erratic climate swings—from drought to floods and back to dry conditions—are delivering less certainty to farmers for the coming irrigation season and a lot of misunderstanding about how much water is actually imported for food, electronics and other products.

SGMA adds ‘certainty’ for farmers * Water bond to return later * USDA finds a variety of Chinese seeds arriving in the U.S.

DWR Director Karla Nemeth made a case that the implementation of SGMA beginning this year will provide “agriculture with more certainty, even around surface water supplies.”

Union concerns slow USMCA deal * Soil health a key climate fix

California had a boon for water storage as the state’s 2020 water year began Tuesday.