Drought

Egg injections: the key to saving California’s salmon population?

Egg injections: the key to saving California’s salmon population?

Because the California drought has had a significant impact on the salmon population throughout the state, environmentalists are taking drastic measures to save the species of fish. In a partnership between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA), 20,000 fertilized salmon eggs were injected into …

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Rate increases on the table for Milpitas

Rate increases on the table for Milpitas

On Tuesday, the Milpitas City Council is expected to vote on a proposed water rate increase. The council heard the original proposal in early October. Should the council pass the proposal, residents would see varying rate increases totally 57 percent over a period of time: · Phase I: January 1, 2016 …

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Otay Water District joins water project

Otay Water District joins controversial water project

With the authorization of its board, the Otay Water District’s general manager has entered into a Letter of Intent with Cadiz Inc. to purchase 5,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Cadiz Valley Water Project. To get the process going, the water agency filled a California Environmental Quality Act …

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The California drought’s impact on agriculture

The California drought’s impact on agriculture

The Los Angeles Times held a forum in Clovis to discuss water conservation throughout the state. In a panel on the state’s agriculture, Peter King, senior correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, discussed agriculture and the impact the California drought is having on …

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Brown, Schwarzenegger address U.N. on California drought

Governor Brown Makes Water Mandates for Drought

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown addressed the United Nations climate summit attendees to talk about the California drought during a panel. During his address, he cited the California drought as an effect of climate change. “Drought is an example of bad things to come. Droughts have been going in California for thousands of years. …

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