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Tribal water activists organize to stop the California Water Heist
2015-05-09 23:56:01| Agriculture - Topix.net
The speakers explained to a crowd of 40 people that Northwestern California water from the Trinity River and Shasta reservoirs are shipped hundreds of miles to benefit California's agriculture industry, which continues to use 80 percent of California's water on water intensive crops during the record drought.
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Project pumping desert water for O.C. to begin next year
2015-05-09 06:20:57| Agriculture - Topix.net
Construction for a project that will pump drinking water from a Mojave Desert aquifer and pipe it to south Orange County is slated to begin early next year. Los Angeles-based Cadiz Inc. plans to install wells to capture water from the natural aquifer that lies beneath 70 square miles of remote valley east of Twentynine Palms.
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Diesel leak at Ada water well
2015-05-09 01:39:14| Waste Management - Topix.net
The City of Ada experienced a diesel leak from the holding tank at one of its three water wells. The estimated amount is 2,000 gallons.
$172 million in loans going to water projects in Michigan
2015-05-08 18:11:12| Waste Management - Topix.net
More than $172 million in loans will fund wastewater or drinking water projects around Michigan that are needed to improve water quality and public health. The state Department of Environmental Quality says Friday that the loans include more than $3 million in principal loan forgiveness.
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Which California Crops Are Worth Water? Check for Yourself
2015-05-08 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Californias thirstiest crops are under scrutiny amid the states severe drought. At the center of the debate are permanent crops, like almonds, that require year-round watering. With agriculture responsible for roughly 80 percent of Californias water use, many question the practicality of crops that cannot be fallowed and the viability of producing food for export. A crops water footprintall the water needed to grow and process itis one way of measuring its water efficiency. Almonds, in particular,...
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