Tag: irrigation
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Legislation to curb water use for irrigation clears California Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A pair of California bills aimed at curbing water use for landscaping has cleared the California State Assembly. On Wednesday, AB 1573, which requires the use of California native plants, and AB 1572, banning the use of potable water for irrigation on non-functional turf, passed onto the Senate. What You Need To…
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California’s Central Valley was a landscape of lakes and marshes…
Art: An artist’s 19th century depiction of Tulare Lake, now vanished. (Tulare County Library) …then we sucked it dry. Fly above California’s Central Valley and a vast earth-toned checkerboard spreads out below. The fertile plain — as big as Tennessee and bathed in sunlight 300 days a year — yields a third of the produce…
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California Blueprint for Ag Growth, Rooted in Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
The atmospheric rivers that flowed over California in January dumped about a foot of rain — equal to an entire year’s average — in many parts of the state’s parched Central Valley, which encompasses only 1% of U.S. farmland but produces 40% of the nation’s table fruits, vegetables, and nuts. With February, ordinarily the second…
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Water Districts Aim To Go Greener By Cutting Out Ornamental Grass
Though recent snow and rainfall have certainly improved drought conditions, California water officials still want to make every drop of water count. That means cutting out the watering of decorative grass — also known as non-functional turf — frequently landscaped at traffic medians or office parking lots. Decorative grass is becoming a bigger problem for…
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Conservation & Data Solutions to Western Water Rights, Diversion
Photo: Cracked earth in an area once under the water of Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the U.S., at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Hoover Dam provides electric power, drinking water and irrigation mainly in Nevada and California. Credit: AP Photo/John Locher 2023 While…
