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Unusually low rain prompts water officials to reconsider dam releases for growers.
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Unusually low rain prompts water officials to reconsider dam releases for growers.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Apr 14, 2022

Since January, the Salinas Valley has cried a dry song, accumulating only 0.8 inches of rain – 11 percent of its average for that time.

BREAKING: Cal Am shuts off its desal test well as groundwater levels drop.
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BREAKING: Cal Am shuts off its desal test well as groundwater levels drop.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jun 16, 2015

I can't help but think of the Bob Marley chorus, "Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry?"

State water board flags potable water use on Peninsula golf courses.
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State water board flags potable water use on Peninsula golf courses.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Apr 10, 2015

A news story in this week’s print edition looks at local golf course water use, especially in light of Gov. Jerry Brown’s order to force 25-pe…

Governor Brown orders mandatory restrictions to reduce state water usage by 25 percent.
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Governor Brown orders mandatory restrictions to reduce state water usage by 25 percent.

  • David Schmalz
  • Apr 1, 2015

As he stood on a patch of parched earth in the Sierra Nevada earlier today, Gov. Jerry Brown issued a stunning proclamation:

County approves Ferrini Ranch development, on condition of an unlikely sewer scenario.
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County approves Ferrini Ranch development, on condition of an unlikely sewer scenario.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 18, 2014

How many toilet flushes would it take to stabilize the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin?

A look at how much it costs to move water—which is free—to an ag field.
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A look at how much it costs to move water—which is free—to an ag field.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 7, 2014

There’s no such thing as free water, even when the water itself is free. Unlike a monthly water bill that most of us pay for a home or office,…

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