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  • Man using technology to improve water usage in farming

    Man using technology to improve water usage in farming

    LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Jeff Reed holds a wireless rain sensor, which helps reduce his draw of water from the Yellowstone River, in Montana. Reed makes use of the latest technology to reduce water use and improve soil quality on his land in Paradise Valley. (Nate Howard /Livingston Enterprise…

  • Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers

    Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers

    photo: The Watsonville, California, recycled water facility, completed in 2009, purifies wastewater from the city of Watsonville for use by farmers in the Pajaro Valley. Using recycled water instead of groundwater prevents the Pacific Ocean from spoiling coastal aquifers with salt. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue Farm districts preserve fresh groundwater with…