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Farming for Cranes: Can Agriculture Save an Ancient Migration?
Sandhill cranes at dawn, rousing from their nighttime roosting spots at Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. (Photo: Liza Gross) Half an hour before sunrise, we turn into the South Unit of the Woodbridge...
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Want to Save Water? Try Some Neighborly Competition
An East Bay MUD conservation program has cut water use by comparing customers with their neighbors. (Craig Miller/KQED) The record dry weather means California water districts are ramping up...
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Sierra Snowpack: Better But Far From What’s Needed for Drought
Abut a third of California’s water comes from snow in the Sierra Nevada. (David McNew/Getty Images) After months of nervous anticipation, the jury is back on the water potential from this winter’s...
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How Efficient Is Your Sprinkler?
The Department of Water Resources and UC Davis held a training for landscapers in Walnut Creek. The workshop included a demonstration on how to tell whether your sprinkler is delivering more water than...
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With Drought, New Scrutiny Over Fracking’s Water Use
An oil well next to almond orchards in Wasco, California, where fracking has led to an expansion of oil drilling. (Lauren Sommer/KQED) NOTE: Updated October 10th with updates in bold. Originally...
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New Numbers Highlight Contrasts in California Water Use
Water officials say people often forget to turn off lawn sprinklers when it starts raining. (iStock/Getty Images) New statewide numbers will help reveal where California’s biggest water savings are —...
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Calif. Water Regulators Tighten the Screws — But Just a Little
Some eateries had already implemented an “only-on-demand” water policy before it was made mandatory –but many had not. (Craig Miller/KQED) The nozzle just got tightened a bit on water use in California...
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A Candid Conversation With California’s ‘Water Czar’
There will be no “March miracle” this year. After a record-dry January, California is on track for a March that is also in record-dry territory. And the state Department of Water Resources says we may...
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Water Conservation Ebbs as Governor Calls for Greater Effort
Lawn sprinklers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, in April. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to put his foot down was well timed. Reports from local water agencies...
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Regulators Float New Drought Rules After Feedback Frenzy
Lawns and medians are in the crosshairs of California’s new mandatory water restrictions. (iStock/Getty Images) California’s strategy to cut water use by 25 percent is a work in progress. On Saturday,...
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California Water-Saving Targets Are All Over the Map
A lush lawn may be part of the American Dream–and the new California nightmare. (Craig Miller/KQED) This week local water officials and consumers around California will get the final version of new...
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‘Aggressive’ New Drought Rules for California: Now Comes the Hard Part
“Brown is the new green” is the rallying cry for fighting the current drought. But will Californians take up the cause? (Craig Miller/KQED) The clock is ticking. After state regulators approved...
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Farming for Cranes: Can Agriculture Save an Ancient Migration?
Sandhill cranes at dawn, rousing from their nighttime roosting spots at Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. (Photo: Liza Gross) Half an hour before sunrise, we turn into the South Unit of the Woodbridge...
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Want to Save Water? Try Some Neighborly Competition
An East Bay MUD conservation program has cut water use by comparing customers with their neighbors. (Craig Miller/KQED) The record dry weather means California water districts are ramping up...
View ArticleDrought Rules: What You Can Water and When
Most California water districts have no choice but to save water this summer. They’re facing mandatory requirements from the state to cut back between 8 and 36 percent. That depends on their customers,...
View ArticleCalifornia Cities Squeezed Out More Water Savings Again in July
Urban Californians stepped up to the plate again in July, beating Governor Jerry Brown’s statewide mandate for 25 percent water savings. “We’ve got a lot of people hitting home runs,” said Felicia...
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As Californians Save Water, Districts Lose Money
Listen to the Story: http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio//2015/09/ConservationCosts.mp3 Bay Area water districts have posted big water conservation numbers this summer, some upwards of 40 percent....
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Warm Temperatures Boost California Water Use in October
Heat is a brutal enemy to water conservation. Officials say the unusually high temperatures in October threw a wrench into water savings, the statewide conservation rate slipping to 22.2 percent,...
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Californians Slack Off on Water Conservation in Newest Numbers
Californians saved less water in November 2015 than in any month since mandatory cutbacks took effect last June, and two percent less than what we saved in November 2014. Only 262 water suppliers met...
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MAP: California Water Conservation Misses Governor’s Mandate in January
For the first time since mandatory statewide restrictions were imposed, Californians missed Governor Jerry Brown’s water conservation target in January. On average, local water suppliers delivered 17.1...
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