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SACRAMENTO, California – A collection of agencies responsible for delivering 90 percent of California’s water has decided to support the controversial water bond proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein, reports MarketWatch. The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) believes the proposal provides a much needed backbone to infrastructure that supports the fluid dynamics […]
SACRAMENTO, California – Some Californians have celebrated Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Senator Feinstein’s proposed bond for water, other have balked at its impracticality. Either way, farm workers from around the state are rallying to demand that, in one way or another, water goes on the ballot this November. Read more here. Source: SF Gate
CALIFORNIA – On the West Coast of the United States, convincing people to support dam construction remains a historically laborious feat. As California endures drought conditions and struggles to find ways to stay hydrated, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein are proposing a $9.3 million bond for water that includes the construction of new […]
SACRAMENTO-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and senator Dianne Feinstein have made public their plan for a $9.3 million bond, reports SignOnSanDiego. They believe the bond would alleviate the state’s water worries through the construction of new dams, increased water storage, grants to local agencies, restoration of watersheds, cleanup of contaminated underground reservoirs, as well as general […]
WOODLAND, California – In a season wrought with droughts, the safflower is proving to be an optimal choice for the parched climate of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, Associated Press reports. Read more here. Source: The Associated Press
OAKLAND, California – From saving fish to saving fields and fruit trees, California’s drought-riddled Central Valley is facing thousands of acres in lost crops due to lack of irrigation, reports the Christian Science Monitor. In combination with rising fuel costs, the water shortage affects not only farmers. According to Ross Siragusa, president of the California […]
CALIFORNIA – In the midst of the worst drought in 15 years, California farmers are taking drastic measures to save their crops and their livelihoods, Bloomberg reports. Even as Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid for agriculture, struggling farmers in the San Joaquin Valley have begun abandoning crops and spending millions on short term […]
With California’s water resources drying up, struggling farmers are being hit hardest by drought. In a move to ameliorate the conditions, Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid in the afflicted areas. “We recognize the specific impacts that will accrue to farmers, farmworkers, industries and local economies; and that can affect the state and national […]
PERRIS, California – Building in Southern California is being halted for lack of water. Citing a 2001 law that requires at least a 20 year supply of fresh water for new developments, officials have begun denying, slowing, and challenging new housing tracks just east of Los Angeles. The New York Times reports that these new […]
CONTRA COSTA, California – The East Bay’s largest water supplier is likely to impose mandatory rationing next month that could include higher water rates, limits on outdoor sprinklers or possibly a ban on car washing, the Contra Costa Times reports. Elsewhere in the East Bay, residents are expected to be asked to conserve water voluntarily. […]
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Starting this summer, farmers in the Palo Verde Valley along the Colorado River will forgo planting crops on nearly 26,000 acres under a little-known fallowing agreement with Metropolitan Water District. In exchange, MWD will pay the farmers $16.8 million each year for 115,000 acre-feet of water — almost 37.5 billion gallons. […]
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Starting this summer, farmers in the Palo Verde Valley along the Colorado River will forgo planting crops on nearly 26,000 acres under a little-known fallowing agreement with Metropolitan Water District. In exchange, MWD will pay the farmers $16.8 million each year for 115,000 acre-feet of water — almost 37.5 billion gallons. […]
