irrigation and water management
$25 million for 18 On-Farm Trials projects across the country will help partners work with producers to test and adopt climate-smart systems.
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The act includes more than $8 billion for projects that will enhance water supply reliability across the West.
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Contrary to popular practice, an international research team has found evidence that water-saving irrigation techniques are worsening water scarcity by not recharging aquifers.
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The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 is now being circulated for signatures and seeks an annual supply increase of 5 million acre-feet of water.
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$25 million for 18 On-Farm Trials projects across the country will help partners work with producers to test and adopt climate-smart systems.
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A public-private coalition, featuring three federal agencies and several universities and private entities, is providing satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration for better water management.
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California Department of Food and Agriculture Fertilizer Research funded $4.14 million in grants, including $3 million for nitrogen and irrigation training, and $1.14 million for five other projects to improve management practices.
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The 2021 water year was the second-driest in terms of statewide precipitation, following 1924. The predicted La Niña climate pattern could mean more drought conditions and uncertain water supply.
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More than two dozen researchers across California, Arizona and New Mexico are looking for ways to improve groundwater and develop management strategies that are adapted to climate change to ensure irrigated agriculture sustainability.
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Brosamer & Wall/Tutor Perini Joint Venture was awarded a $177 million contract to perform the construction aspects of the first phase of work to repair the canal.
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