Amador County - A recent California Agriculture Water Summit raised many issues related to California agriculture’s short, intermediate and long-term water needs, but finding solutions for those needs in an ongoing process. Last November, 60 representatives from over 23 Counties throughout California met in Sacramento to voice their concerns and bring solutions to the table. “The goals of this summit were to provide a grassroots forum to discuss issues related to California agriculture’s…water needs, to explore solutions to unify California agriculture, and to strengthen efforts to protect and enhance the future of California agriculture’s water supply,” said Russell van Loben Sels, President of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau, a non-profit association supported by the dues of its 3,000 members. Loben Sels and his group presented information about the Delta, considered to be a key water source for farm lands across the state. The group identified a list of six “key elements needed to develop solutions for improved California agriculture water supply reliability,” said Loben Sels. These are storage, conveyance, alternative supplies, groundwater and watershed management, balancing the economy and science, and public education and unified messaging. “Water conveyance was the top one as far as urgency,” said Charlotte Mitchell, Executive Director of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau. “How do we get water moving south so those farmers can get water while at the same time preserving the Delta? That is an ongoing question,” she said. When determining solutions, participants were asked to consider what the shared purpose is, what input is needed to fully design the change and how decisions should be recommended. Ideas were generated and are still being discussed in ongoing forums and workshops. Although no long-term solutions were agreed upon, Loben Sels said “we all left with a better understanding of the problems, needs, and concerns of other regions and a basis for future interaction to develop positions and programs to enhance and improve the water supply for California agriculture.” Mitchell will appear on TSPN on May 4th to further discuss the issue of Delta water conveyance and the results of the Summit. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 12 April 2010 18:00
California Agriculture Water Summit Looks At State’s Water Needs
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Amador County - A recent California Agriculture Water Summit raised many issues related to California agriculture’s short, intermediate and long-term water needs, but finding solutions for those needs in an ongoing process. Last November, 60 representatives from over 23 Counties throughout California met in Sacramento to voice their concerns and bring solutions to the table. “The goals of this summit were to provide a grassroots forum to discuss issues related to California agriculture’s…water needs, to explore solutions to unify California agriculture, and to strengthen efforts to protect and enhance the future of California agriculture’s water supply,” said Russell van Loben Sels, President of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau, a non-profit association supported by the dues of its 3,000 members. Loben Sels and his group presented information about the Delta, considered to be a key water source for farm lands across the state. The group identified a list of six “key elements needed to develop solutions for improved California agriculture water supply reliability,” said Loben Sels. These are storage, conveyance, alternative supplies, groundwater and watershed management, balancing the economy and science, and public education and unified messaging. “Water conveyance was the top one as far as urgency,” said Charlotte Mitchell, Executive Director of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau. “How do we get water moving south so those farmers can get water while at the same time preserving the Delta? That is an ongoing question,” she said. When determining solutions, participants were asked to consider what the shared purpose is, what input is needed to fully design the change and how decisions should be recommended. Ideas were generated and are still being discussed in ongoing forums and workshops. Although no long-term solutions were agreed upon, Loben Sels said “we all left with a better understanding of the problems, needs, and concerns of other regions and a basis for future interaction to develop positions and programs to enhance and improve the water supply for California agriculture.” Mitchell will appear on TSPN on May 4th to further discuss the issue of Delta water conveyance and the results of the Summit. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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