WATER SUPPLY
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From Paradise Post – Tuesday, March 8, 2011
More than normal amounts of snow are on the state's mountaintops, according to the California Department of Water Resources' third snow pack survey results released last week. Locally, this translates to a healthy amount of water in Lake Oroville, which is just 50 feet below its 900-feet-above sea level capacity.
Central Valley Water Crisis Making a Comeback?
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From KMPH/26 – Monday, March 7, 2011
Thanks to a series of powerful storms, water is again flowing in California. Experts say it's helping bring an end to four years of drought. But a shadow still hangs over the Westlands Water District and west Valley farmers.
New drought water supply on line for East Bay
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From Contra Costa Times – Monday, March 7, 2011
A nearly $1 billion project that will insulate 1.4 million East Bay residents from the worst of drought is ready for business after completion of a 10-day test run last week.
Merced Irrigation District o begin irrigation season, take orders Monday
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From Sun-Star – Tuesday, March 8 2011
Merced Irrigation District said it will begin irrigation season operations Monday. Orders will be taken beginning at 8 a.m. The price for in-district water is the same as last year at $18.25 per acre-foot. However, the board of directors may modify the cost at its meeting on March 22.
CONGRESS
Genetically altered salmon spook Northwest lawmakers
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From Sacramento Bee – Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fearing for the wild salmon industry in the Northwest, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state wants to stop the Food and Drug Administration from making a quick decision on whether to approve genetically modified Atlantic salmon for human consumption.
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Judge applies heat on Siskiyou County farmers, ranchers
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From Redding Record Searchlight – Monday, March 7, 2011
Siskiyou County ranchers and farmers, who say wardens already have threatened them with criminal prosecution if they don't obtain irrigation permits, may face even more intensive water restrictions in the months to come.
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