California was hit by some torrential rain in January. In our last post, we explored how that rain had affected soil moisture. In some cases, the water percolated right through and left the soil dry again. In other cases, the rain filled the soil to field capacity. It all depends on the soil’s...

We're looking at another dry year ahead. Monitoring your ground water is essential to ensure you make it through next season. Did you also know that running your pump with insufficient water can severely damage the pump and possibly melt your well casing?! You might not even know you're doing it....

We have a new water and weather information portal we'd love to show you. We designed the portal ourselves, based on decades of working with other data systems. We can connect to most data telemetry systems out there - probably yours too. We'll be demo-ing the portal at our Unified Wine and Grape...

"GROUNDWATER . You can't see it, but millions of Californians depend upon it as a vital source of water for their homes and businesses." Those are not my words but the introductory words for the promotional video that appears on the SGMA (Sustainable Groundwater Management Act) website1 . The...

Use the Alcohol Estimator with GOFermentor NET, JR, or stand-alone version for carboys/small tanks. Determining alcohol concentration in fermenting wine is the holy grail of the winemaker. In addition to determining when the sugar is depleted, knowing the rate of ethanol production can provide...

The three GSA Boards (Groundwater sustainability agencies) will hold public hearings to review and consider adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Plans on the following dates and times: Sonoma Valley Monday, December 6. The public hearing will begin no earlier than 4:15 p.m. The meeting will be...

Fixing a well is quick, easy, and cheap...Said no one, ever. California is getting drier and drier. Monitoring your ground water is essential to ensure you make it through next season. Did you also know that running your pump with insufficient water can severely damage the pump and possibly melt...