by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Environment
As we come into autumn water conditions become more dangerous. Because of decreasingtemperatures and possible snowfall in the mountains at the headwaters of rivers, watertemperatures will drop even while the air temperatures remain high. Under conditions of warmair...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog, Drought, Uncategorized
So the rain has come, what does this mean for the drought?Before we get into what is happening as the rain falls, let’s look at what happens to the groundduring a drought. Soils naturally carry moisture, this moisture spaces out soil particles while also holdingthem...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog, Drought, Irrigation
IXWater Reclamation is coming to Central California, and it seems not a moment too soon. After 23 years of severe drought, the town of Coalingua, located north of Bakersfield, will run out of water in early December. City officials originally calculated that Coalingua...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog
When I think of water quality the first things that come to my mind are water treatment, pollution cleanup, but beavers are not my first thought. Yet, beavers can help us to protect waterways from increased levels of nitrogen. First, we need to discuss why increased...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Irrigation
Let’s talk acequias. Acequias are a form of irrigation that has been used for hundreds of years. In the US, acequias are most well known for their use throughout New Mexico. Acequias use a community-based approach to regulate water resources. Acequias are essentially...
