Proposals are now being accepted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is for the California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program (CWRHIP). Winter-flooded rice fields provide a significant portion of the caloric needs of ducks and migrating shorebirds in the Sacramento Valley. The CWRHIP was developed in response …
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A new short-term agricultural land fallowing program in California has been announced with the aim to help slow Lake Mead’s declining water levels. The partnership among the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Central Arizona Project, Southern Nevada Water Authority, and Palo Verde Irrigation District …
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Residents, businesses and agricultural producers living in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County can rake in some big cash for being water efficient. A new program announced by the County in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority makes additional rebate funding available to unincorporated County residents for water-saving devices and …
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Better management of Prado Dam could potentially supply water for an additional 60,000 people per year in Orange County. A study by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes showed that using Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) at Prado Dam could increase groundwater recharge by 7,000 acre-feet per year. FIRO …
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Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a new partnership between the County’s Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority. The County’s new Waterscape Rebate Program will save money for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers who …
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The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) recently announced it has been selected to receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant program. The grant will fund Phase I of SBMWD’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project which will install data communication infrastructure, …
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