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Study addresses drought prevention

The Public Policy Institute of California

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), an independent, nonpartisan research organization, just completed a study on California’s water vulnerabilities. According to the report, California has to find a balance between water conservation and flood control. The organization gives details of what California can do to prevent another drought: Improve …

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How is El Nino stacking up across the state?

How is El Nino stacking up across the state?

For months, Californians have heard that El Nino was going to bring brutal, torrential rains, especially to SoCal. Experts throughout the state have had mixed reactions to El Nino. Some say the extreme weather will solve the state’s four-year drought, while others believe it will make a slight dent in …

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Workers disadvantaged by drought see new opportunities

Workers disadvantaged by drought see new opportunities

Kern County’s economic development agency, known as the Employers’ Training Resources Program (ETR), just received funding from the federal government and the California Economic Development Department to provide temporary employment to those were impacted by the drought. In order to qualify for this program, workers have to be unemployed for …

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Residents to see tax implications for artificial turf

Residents to see tax implications for artificial turf

Southern California residents who decided to replace their grass with artificial turf could be taxed for the rebate they received from Metropolitan Water District (MWD). When MWD announced their $340 million dollar program to incentivize conservation, people began to flood the application process. The program was such a success that …

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State Water Project sees allocation increase

State Water Project sees allocation increase

With El Nino coming to full fruition, the Department of Water Resources increased the projected water delivery estimate for most of the State Water Project recipients. Most recipients’ estimate increased from 10 percent to 15 percent. “Our modest increase underscores the fact that we still have a critical water shortage …

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DWR releases list of critically overdrafted basins

DWR releases list of critically overdrafted basins

As required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the Department of Water Resources released a list of critically overdrafted basins throughout the state. When a basin has had too much water pumped from it, there are negative effects, such as groundwater depletion, land subsidence and seawater intrusion. In order …

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