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Entries Tagged ‘industrial’

You Decide Who Gets California’s Water (SanFranciscoChronicle)

(April 12, 2009, The San Francisco Chronicle)
The San Francisco Chronicle invites you to decide by playing our online water game. As you play, you’ll hear from a water manager about how cities can use less water, from a Central Valley farmer close to losing his crops and from a conservationist on why we need adequate [...]

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New House Bill 2142 would Allow Northwestern Arizona to Use Colorado River Water for Municipal and Consumer Needs (PhoenixBusinessJournal)

(Feb. 6, 2009, Phoenix Business Journal)

A bill in the Arizona Legislature would allow Colorado River water to be used for municipal and consumer needs in northwestern Arizona.
Current water laws state Colorado River water pumped into Mohave County may be used only for industrial applications such as mines, mills, utility plants and golf courses. The requirement [...]

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New Georgia Water Plan Addresses 7 Major Sectors; Provides Incentives, but Has No Funding (Macon)

(Jan. 20, 2009, Macon)

Many people are applauding the state’s new water conservation plan, now up for public comment, although some critics say it isn’t specific enough and is likely to suffer from lack of funding.
Water planning gained new urgency — and political legs — in the wake of a historic drought that has hit north [...]

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