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Of that total, 11%, or 8.9 million acre-feet (11.0 km 3) is not consumed by the farms for crop production but is instead recycled and reused by other water users, including environmental use, urban use, and agricultural use, yielding net water consumption for food and fiber production equal to 28% of California's water consumption, or 25.2 ...
The California Aqueduct, part of the State Water Project, runs through farmland near Highway 165 in Los Banos. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km 2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km 2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about ...
California is also the leading dairy producer in the country, with 1.8 million mature cows in the Central Valley contributing to 80% of California's dairies. [7] [8] Water quantity and quality have been a leading concern in this crucial high-output agricultural region that often suffers from drought.
Similarly, California's Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program, administered by the water board, provides tools — including maps and data, funding sources and regulatory ...
The San Joaquin Valley farm town of Teviston has two wells. The one functioning well failed just at the start of summer, depriving the hot and dusty hamlet of running water for weeks. Even as ...
Ineffective management means low water quality for urban sectors and agriculture. Effective management strategies include monitoring seawater intrusion in areas prone to saltwater intrusion. Common approach for monitoring seawater intrusion include measuring groundwater level, hydrograph analysis, water quality sampling and geophysical logging.
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