Stories Tagged "irrigation"
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California Releases Part of Plant to Restore Delta
posted on March 15, 2013 at 1:59 PM
The plan's first four chapters spells out the dismal state of the delta and detail conservation strategies to restore its dwindling fish species.
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Governor Proposes Bill To Improve Washington Water Supply
posted on January 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM
Governor Inslee calls the plan a concrete and specific proposal for bolstering agriculture and the economy.
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Colorado River water report released in Vegas
posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Water administrators and state officials from western states have been considering a range of outside-the-box ideas such as piping water from the nation's heartland and towing Arctic icebergs south.
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New Kansas water program has about 750 enrollees
posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:08 PM
The new program will allow irrigators to use more water during drought years and manage their water rights over five years.
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Market to Market (October 19, 2012)
posted on October 19, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Secretary Vilsack Pushes Farm Bill Passage
posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Nebraska Farmers Weather Midwest Drought
posted on July 20, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Dam Operators Boosting Colorado River Flows
posted on June 15, 2012 at 4:55 PM
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Water officials say they're adding flows to the Colorado River to benefit fish, rafting, and farmers and ranchers in western Colorado after a dry spring. The Colorado River District, Denver Water and the U.S....
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Texas Rice Farmers Won't Get Water for Irrigation
posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM
HOUSTON (AP) -- Thousands of Texas rice farmers won't get water for irrigation this year because lakes and rivers remain low after more than a year of drought.
The Lower Colorado River Authority said Friday it won't release water from two...
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Water Proposal Could Devastate Texas Rice Industry
posted on September 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - About 170 farmers in a South Texasrice-producing region could lose their main source of water nextyear under an emergency drought measure approved by the LowerColorado River Authority.
A last-minute compromise Wednesday...
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