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California Municipal Water Contractors can Count on 50% of Water Deliveries in 2009, Says ACWA (MSNBC)

(Feb. 20, 2009, MSNBC)
Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Executive Director Timothy Quinn issued the following statement today on the 2009 water supply allocations announced by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources. The Bureau announced that some agricultural contractors stand to receive no water deliveries this year, while municipal [...]

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The Water Conservation Debate should Start with Ag: Nothing Natural about California Ag, but Manufacturing Even More Important (JimGogek)

(Feb. 11, 2009, Gim Gogek)
When people talk about conserving water in California, it’s always about turning off your yard sprinklers, taking shorter showers or shaving without the water running. We fret about watering golf courses and lawns in the suburbs. In presentations at schools, at Rotary clubs and on public service announcements, we’re continually told [...]

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Know Your Water Rights: A Montana Rancher’s View of the Emerging Water Market (ActivelyMovingWater)

(Feb. 8, 2009, ActivelyMovingWater.com)
Interview with Delbert Hawkins
I had the opportunity to work with Delbert Hawkins, a 3rd generation Montana cattle rancher, while I was project manager at the Montana Water Trust. Delbert holds the largest storage water right in Lake Mary Ronan (Lake County, Montana). Delbert also controls the outflow of the lake and has [...]

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