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Farm Water and the Big Fix |
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Duration :60
California's water supply is broken. Find out who needs to fix it and what needs to be done to provide water supplies for California's farms, homes and businesses.
Requires Flash 8 or better
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Duration 22:05
San Joaquin River restoration projects have been the focus of
controversy since the early days of California. Millions
of people depend on those projects for a safe, healthy and
affordable food supply, jobs, recreation, power generation and
flood control. This video explores the history of water
development in California and how decisions made in the 19th
Century and beyond played a role in the water system we have
today.
Requires Flash 8 or Better
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Managing Pumps and Meters |
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Duration 3:13
Westlands Water District is an
innovator when it comes to managing water and accounting for
every drop that is delivered to its customers. See first
hand how an active pump and meter maintenance program helps make
the most out of
limited water supplies.
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Duration 3:33
Modesto Irrigation District is a leader not only as an irrigation water provider, the District also produces inexpensive, clean hydro-electric power.
Requires Flash 8 or Better
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Durration 3:43
Farmers in the Turlock Irrigation District have come a long way since the 1800s when they
farmed their land without the benefit of irrigation water. View the changes that the
Turlock Irrigation District, the first public irrigation district in California, brought
to the farmers.
Requires Flash 8 or Better
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Durration 3:03
How does space-age technology improve crop production and water use efficiency? See
how farmers in the 21st Century use satellites and computers to grow cotton for your
clothes and food for your table.
Requires Flash 8 or Better
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Duration 2:10
What do irrigation water, alfalfa and pizza have in common? Check out the connection
between farm water and your food.
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Duration 3:24
Farmers are growing alfalfa and other crops in the desert. Find out why, and how it
puts food on your table.
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