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Here in the Central Valley, we know that many of the region’s most pressing problems — from how to...
Read MoreHere in the Central Valley, we know that many of the region’s most pressing problems — from how to...
Read MoreAs 2024 has come to a close, I want to take a moment to recap the recent water years we have had and look ahead to what 2025 has in store for us. 2023 was a tremendous wet year throughout California that filled up our reservoirs...
Read MoreFor decades, the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority has worked hand in hand with local communities, facing head-on some of the most pressing challenges in the Central Valley. From ensuring access to water in...
Read MoreMany of the most pressing issues we face in the Central Valley—from the need to capture, store and maximize the water we have, to the need for further innovation and sustainability efforts—will require sustained work for...
Read MoreEarlier this year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announced its initial allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) water users. This is always big news in the water world, but for those not tuning in to listen to...
Read MoreFor more than a decade, the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, Grasslands Water District and San Luis Water District, along with the City of Los Banos, have proposed and pursued plans to reimagine how the...
Read MoreThe Exchange Contractors have been deeply intertwined with our local communities, going back generations to the early days of working alongside towns and organizations on water resource management to more recent efforts in...
Read MoreThe severe droughts we have seen in recent years were yet another reminder of how critical it is to continually invest in new infrastructure to capture and store water to prepare for future dry years. At the same time, we also...
Read MoreRecently, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced its initial allocations for Central Valley Project water users. This is always big news in the water world, but for those of you who are not tuning in to listen to the Bureau of...
Read MoreAs the Executive Director of the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, I want to provide an update on recent developments concerning our region’s Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) and our efforts to...
Read MoreIn California, our weather patterns can quickly shift from one extreme to another. Just look at the last 10 years. We’ve had five dry years—2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2022—where the state and federal water supply...
Read MoreThe Central Valley and the western United States continue to face a significant drought, and we can expect more dry years in the future. It is critical that we come together to find solutions to this problem. At the same time,...
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