Water supply is ranked by Western Growers’ members as one of the most important sustainability priorities requiring the association’s full attention and support. As the drought continues to impact Western states, it is something WG’s staff focuses on every day.
After a long stretch of drought in 2020 and 2021 followed by a surge in rainfall in early 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Feb. 13, 2023 to protect the state’s water supplies from the impacts of extreme weather. In this executive order, Newsom calls for a need to adapt to … Read More
Editor’s note: This opinion piece was first published Dec. 1 in The Bakersfield Californian. Reprinted with permission. For decades, California has been paralyzed, prevented from securing an adequate water supply by endless debate, red tape and litigation over where, how, and even if the state should create more water supply infrastructure. In the last … Read More
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Craig Reade
Bonipak, Santa Maria, CA