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The Kern Water Bank is a public-private partnership which oversees a 32 square mile water recharge basin in California. [1] [2] It sources water from the Kern River, the State Water Project, and the Central Valley Project. [3] It stores underground up to 1.5 million acre feet of water (500 billion gallons). [4]
Hippocampus ingens are one of the largest seahorses, with adult pacific seahorses ranging in size from 12 to 19 centimetres (4.7 to 7.5 in) in height, with a maximum known size of 30 centimetres (12 in). Offspring are approximately 9 mm after birth. [6] While large compared to others of their kind, their size hinders them in the conservation world.
In 2014, California Assembly member Richard Bloom introduced the assembly bill 2140 known as the Orca Welfare and Safety Act. [7] In April 2014 there was a live hearing in the Committee of Water, Parks, and Wildlife where there was no initial decision and the bill was set aside for an interim study. [7]
A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos ( ἱππόκαμπος ), itself from híppos ( ἵππος ) meaning "horse" and kámpos ( κάμπος ) meaning "sea monster" [ 4 ] [ 5 ] or "sea animal". [ 6 ]
The California Department of Water Resources ... Bill Croyle January 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017 Interim Director Grant Davis July 19, 2017 - January 10, 2018 [10]
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The lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), northern seahorse or spotted seahorse, is a species of fish that belongs to the family Syngnathidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] H. erectus is a diurnal species with an approximate length of 15 cm (5.9 inches) and lifespan of one to four years.
The cost of a water bill is determined by the base charge and how much water is used, Sullivan said. Residents are billed bimonthly. The city plans to transition to a monthly billing cycle ...