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One of the assumptions that runs through most discussions of water risk in Californian permanent crop plantings is that orchards inside irrigation districts - with access to surface water deliveries, in addition to groundwater resources - are better protected than those in white…
In previous pieces in this series, we documented the scale of California's almond removal wave , which has seen ~450,000 acres (~182k ha) removed between 2014 and 2024, and the shift in planting patterns.
The statewide index was little changed from prior week at 73.6, as a substantially improved index for the Sacramento Valley offset some of the decline from worsening conditions in the Southern San Joaquin Valley.