Water Availability Articles

DWR estimated it will be able to deliver 65 percent of requested State Water Project water this year. This is up from the 60 percent delivery estimate – or allocation – announced on April 16....More

A report finds that, as demand for water increases, utilities around the world will face increasing pressure to manage the resource as efficiently as possible and smart water meters will be relied on as a key element of future water systems...More

The UC Davis report states that there are two major problems caused by nitrate in groundwater. The first relates to public health because drinking water nitrate levels above 45 milligrams per liter exceed the California Department of Public Health’s level for safety. The second problem caused by nitrate in groundwater is the cost of cleaning it up. In the agriculture community, the report was anticipated with apprehension for the obvious reason that it essentially puts a target on agriculture to reduce nitrate loading....More

With the release of Irrigation Scheduler Mobile, irrigation just got easier for homeowners and agricultural producers. An online tool developed by researchers at Washington State University, Irrigation Scheduler Mobile combines information about soil, crop type and weather to calculate the optimal amount of water to use....More