The Bureau of Reclamation announced awards totaling $1.6 million for four Title XVI water reclamation and reuse research studies. Three of the awards went to California agencies totaling more than $950,000. These studies will lead to increased water management flexibility and more reliable western water supplies. “Water treatment and wastewater …
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and Bard Water District have announced a landmark, seven-year seasonal land fallowing agreement that will provide Colorado River water to benefit California cities and farms. The long-term seasonal fallowing agreement was proposed by MWD after a successful voluntary seasonal fallowing pilot program in …
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Development in the 20th century destroyed much of the Upper Truckee Marsh, the largest wetland in the Lake Tahoe Basin, through dredging and filling, and channelizing the Upper Truckee River as it nears Lake Tahoe. But the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) is set to begin restoration of the Marsh next …
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The Blue Forest Conservation, Camptonville Community Partnership, National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Nevada City Rancheria, Sierra County, South Yuba River Citizens League, The United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, and Yuba Water Agency now comprise the North Yuba Forest Partnership (NYFP) and are committed to prioritizing, planning, …
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On the heels of a similar $5 million pilot program approved by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California Board of Directors in September, the board approved a new $7.5 million pilot program last week to study the water supply potential of local stormwater capture. The September-approved study aims …
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The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded two $500,000 in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants to two California projects for what is expected to conserve approximately 4,000 acre-feet annually and improve infrastructure for fiscal year 2020. Along with cost-share contributions, these projects at the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) and the South …
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