S4E05: SGMA Lesson from a Hydrologist | Thomas Harter, PhD
This week, Allison Tristao and Paul Sousa of Western United Dairies interview Dr. Thomas Harter, PhD, Distinguished Professor of UC Davis Cooperative Extension. Dr. Harter is a hydrologist that has spent the majority of his career studying California’s most prized resource, water.
In this episode, Allison, Paul and Dr. Harter discuss water from many different angles.
00:00 - Opening discussion
01:25 - Introduction by Allison Tristao
03:10 - Market Update by Tiffany LaMendola
06:00 - Start of Interview
06:23 - Dr. Thomas talks about he stumbled into hydrology
09:20 - How did SGMA come to fruition, and what was the intention of that program?
17:40 - SGMA & California’s regional diversity
22:35 - How can local agencies manage SGMA to reduce the negative impact on dairies and agriculture in general?
25:50 - The six indicators of a healthy aquifer: water levels, groundwater storage, water quality, seawater intrusion, land subsidence, groundwater-surface-water connectivity
30:00 - How can we, as individuals or regionally as an industry, improve even further on our water usage?
36:08 - The main challenge we face with groundwater recharge
40:15 - SGMA’s timeline is changing
50:23 - Land subsidence explained
World Ag Expo
Come see WUD at the World Ag Expo (WAE) at booths 6503 and 6603 in the Dairy Pavillion. See our schedule below.
10 am – 12 pm: Get Free Legal Advice, from Anthony Raimondo with Raimondo and Associates
12 pm – 1 pm: Learn about Hiring with Lecheros Unidos de California
1 pm – 3 pm: Get Free Legal Advice, from Anthony Raimondo with Raimondo and Associates
3 pm – 5 pm: Chat with the CEO, Anja Raudabaugh
9 am – 10 am: Learn about Hiring with Lecheros Unidos de California
10 am – 12 pm: What’s the Deal? Dairy Economics with Tiffany LaMendola
12 pm – 1 pm: Learn about Hiring with Lecheros Unidos de California
1 pm – 3 pm: Dairy Environmental In-the-Know, Paul Sousa
3 pm – 5 pm: Chat with the CEO, Anja Raudabaugh
9 am – 11 am: What’s the Deal? Dairy Economics with Tiffany LaMendola
1pm – 3 pm: Dairy Environmental In-the-Know, Paul Sousa
If you have any questions regarding topics covered in this episode, please contact Allison at allison@wudairies.com
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