Is California Out of the Drought? | EP06 Almond Alert
On this episode of the Almond Alert podcast, Aubrey Bettencourt talks water
Aubrey discusses our current status of agricultural water in California and how Turlock Irrigation District is unique to their clientele.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Happy New Year! What a beginning to our new water year!
03:00 - Weather, Weather, Weather! Where we are as far as snow pack (as of Jan 6th, 2023)
Aubrey’s Twitter - @AubBettencourt
04:18 - What is a normal weather year for California?
A few important rules of the hydrovascular system in California.
05:19 - Rule #1 Two-thirds Two-thirds
08:54 - Rule #2 50-40-10 (Environmental-Agriculture-Municipal/Industrial)
15:20 - Rule #3 Drought vs. Water Shortage
Tools that can be implemented tomorrow that would improve the reservoir system in California.
16:31 - Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO)
18:10 - Update Dam Operations Manuals to better suit modern water needs
18:45 - Aerial Snow Observation - Flying LiDAR
19:43 - Michelle Reimers Episode - Listen on Podcast or Watch on YouTube
20:09 - Streamlining our active ground water permitting process

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