Water year 2016 is an improvement over the previous four severely dry years, but drought conditions persist in the San Joaquin Valley. As growers confront reduced surface water allocations, they continue to turn to groundwater. This heavy reliance on groundwater has resulted in declining water levels, increased overdraft and a heightened awareness of the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. 

All of these issues will be discussed at a special free June 1 briefing, co-sponsored by the California Department of Water Resources and the Water Education Foundation. It will be held at the Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191) in the University Business Center at CSU Fresno. The event is being held in cooperation with the Center for Irrigation Technology.

The event is free but you must register here. Seating is limited so register soon!

Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Lunch is on your own.