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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
Brush your teeth? - 2 to 5 gallons
Wash the car? - 50 gallons
Use the dishwasher? - 8 to 15 gallons
Flush the toilet? - 1.5 to 4 gallons (each flush)
Take a shower or bath? - 17 to 24 gallons
Run the washing machine? - 35 to 50 gallons (each load)
Eat lunch, chicken sandwhich? - 215.1 gallons
Drink a glass (8 oz.) of orange juice? - 49.1 gallons
Eat dinner, lasagna, salad, and garlic bread? 470 gallons |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Following two consecutive years of below-average rainfall, very low snowmelt runoff and the largest court-ordered water transfer restrictions in state history, Governor Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought and issue an Executive Order directing immediate state action to deal with the crisis.
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| For more information visit the Governor's commitment to water supply www.gov.ca.gov/issue/water-supply. |
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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 Water use efficiency remains at the top of everyone’s list following the Governor’s emergency legislative session on water. Assemblymembers John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Mike Feuer (D-
Los Angeles) and co-authored by Lois Wolk (D-Davis), Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank), Ira Ruskin (D-Redwood City)and Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced AB 2175 that proposes mandatory water conservation through statewide and regional water conservation targets.
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
| Over 120 growers attended the AWMC Drought Workshops to assist growers prepare for critical water conditions. |
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"Check your dirt; it has more secrets than the CIA."
Blake Sanden, UCCE Irrigation Advisor
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CHECK IT OUT!
Visit our Drought Assistance page for more resources to help you through the drought.
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