Timely and critical water-infrastructure issues will be at the center of discussions Jan. 14-15 in Northglenn, Colo., as ditch and irrigation company representatives, state and federal officials, ...

Mary Gish, Nevada County Master GardenerFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2007Now that spring is here and the majority of the rainy season is over, your plants will have an increased need for water.

The vast majority—97 percent—of the earth’s water is salt water found in our oceans. Another two percent is stored in ice caps or glaciers. That leaves just one percent of all water on earth for ...

Of all the ways that humans consume water, there is no practice that uses more water than irrigation, which accounts for more than 90% of humanity’s water consumption. While irrigation is necessary to ...

As the area enters a severe drought, irrigation practices can worsen the cycle of depleting freshwater in aquifers.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – About 22 million people already live in Florida, and it’s expected to grow to 33 million by 2070. Those who irrigate lawns tap into the same water, much of it from the Floridan ...

In a basin that has long been considered over-appropriated, private water users, irrigation districts and counties have used ...

Cities in northern Baja California depend on Mexicali farmers’ rights to use Colorado River water. The Mexican government ...