California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC) (Organization)

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Water scarcity in California is rapidly increasing due to unsustainable water use and decreasing supply reliability. Worsening droughts, intensifying wildfires, and degradation of freshwater ecosystems, all amplified by climate change, are further threatening water supplies for people and nature. To … Learn More

Building Groundwater Resiliency in Fairmead – Phase II (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation, this project advances climate resilience by improving the Fairmead community’s access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water through implementing groundwater recharge and reducing groundwater pumping demand. Historically, this low-income, unincorporated community has been vulnerable … Learn More

California Dairy Drip Irrigation (Project)

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Sustainable Conservation and its partners have developed and demonstrated an innovative drip irrigation system that reduces water use, nutrient use, and GHG emissions while growing quality feed crops for dairy cows. Manure (nutrients) is collected from the cow barn into … Learn More

Laguna Irrigation District Groundwater Recharge Project (Project)

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The San Joaquin Valley is California's top agricultural producing region. Groundwater in this area is over-drafted and groundwater levels are declining. This project, implemented by TCCC and Sustainable Conservation, makes beneficial use of floodwaters for groundwater recharge through the development … Learn More

Managing Dairy Manure for Clean Water (Project)

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Dairy manure is a valuable by-product that producers traditionally use to fertilize the crops they grow to keep their cows happy and healthy. However, with few export options and limited on-farm management strategies for this “black gold,” farmers end up … Learn More

On-Farm Aquifer Recharge in Pistachio Orchards (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation, this project implements managed aquifer recharge on 240-acres of pistachio orchards in the San Joaquin Valley, in addition to instituting winter cover cropping. Both activities together are intended to improve groundwater recharge. Learn More

On-Farm Groundwater Recharge (Project)

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Groundwater is a key resource under stress in California – communities rely on underground aquifers for drinking water, and farmers use groundwater as an essential water source, especially during times of drought. Many species and their habitats rely on the … Learn More

Piloting Manure Subsurface Drip Irrigation System for Almonds (Dejager Farm) (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation, the project will install and manage a subsurface drip irrigation system on a 74-acre almond orchard for DeJager Farms in Merced County, California. The project also transports dairy effluent for use as an organic fertilizer, … Learn More

Putah Creek Sierra Orchards Groundwater Recharge (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation, the project constructs infrastructure to facilitate groundwater recharge on agricultural lands during the non-growing season in the lower Sacramento River watershed. The project helps mitigate the declining water levels of California’s central valley aquifers. Learn More

RAW Lab Pilot 1 (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation and the American Farmland Trust, this aquifer recharge and regenerative agriculture project in the San Joaquin Valley is implemented across 80-acres of almond orchards. Learn More

Ross Family Cotenancy Retention Basin and Gravel Field Enhancement (Amend-35587) (Project)

In partnership with Sustainable Conservation, the project implements two aquifer recharge projects on 11 total acres of land on the Leigh McDaniel and the Ross Family Cotenancy in Orland, California. The goal is to help recharge the local Tehama and … Learn More

The Groundwater Exchange (Project)

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The Groundwater Exchange is a free, collaborative online platform designed to connect water managers, water users and community members with tools and resources to support successful implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in California. It brings together materials … Learn More