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Newsom’s 30×30 Executive Order to Tighten Climate Management

In an effort to further combat climate change and habitat loss, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on October 7, 2020, directing state agencies to accelerate actions to battle climate change, protect biodiversity and build resilience through nature-based solutions. The order establishes a state goal of conserving at least 30% of California’s land ...

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CA Government Affairs Column: Bringing Reason into The Room

By Gail Delihant, Senior Director, California Government Affairs The discussion to ban single-use packaging has been ongoing in the California Legislature for the past few years with the introduction of several bills related to the subject. All of them, except SB 343 (Allen – recycle labeling), have stalled due to successful lobbying efforts by Western ...

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Registration for Nutrient Management Conference Now Open

Western Growers members are invited to attend the 2020 FREP/WPHA Virtual Nutrient Management Conference on October 28 and 29. The online conference will delve into key information on soil and crop nutrient management; irrigation and salinity management; efficient practices in almonds; sampling techniques and analyses; and managed aquifer recharge. To view the full agenda, visit ...

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SB-200 Drinking Water Bill Heads to Governor Newsom for Signature

For the past four years, WG has been working on a funding solution to address drinking water contamination issues in disadvantaged communities. While we initially advocated the funding should come from a small fee on water bills, and increased fees on agriculture that would have been tied to enforcement changes, the governor and legislature instead ...

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State Water Board Sticks to Failed Fish Justification for Water Grab

Last Friday, California water officials released a final proposal of amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta flow objectives, as well as a draft Final Substitute Environmental Document. This plan, called Phase 1, can be found here. Phase 2, which will soon follow, will update flow requirements for the Sacramento River, its ...

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Proposed Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed Ag Order Still Includes Nitrogen Reporting Requirement

The California State Water Resources Control Board recently released the second proposed order revising the Eastern San Joaquin Agricultural General Waste Discharge Requirement. This proposal is being considered for adoption on February 7, 2018. Several impactful requirements in this order, which will become precedential for most all of agriculture statewide, are: Reporting of nitrogen applied…

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Governor Brown Highlights Prop 1 in Last State of the State Speech

Among the topics of Governor Jerry Brown’s final State of the State address, he briefly mentioned Proposition 1 (Prop 1), a $7.545 billion statewide ballot initiative also known as the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Governor Brown stated that Californians passed “a water bond that invests in safe drinking water, conservation ...

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CA DWR Announces Initial Notification Period for Basin Boundary Modification Requests under SGMA

The California Department of Water Resources’ initial notification period for Basin Boundary Modification Requests under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) opened on July 1, 2017. The notification period allows Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) or local agencies to begin the required meetings and coordination to support modifications. A tentative schedule for 2018…

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