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Tag Archives: California Emergency Drought Relief Act
CDFA: $16 Million SWEEP Funding for CA Water Saving Projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced that another $16 million in State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) funding has been released for projects within California. The CDFA will be accepting applications immediately, and will continue receiving applications until Friday, January 8, 2016 at 5:00p.m. PST.
The funding will provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations. The funding is made available through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, from proceeds of California’s Cap‐and‐Trade program. Continue reading
Posted in California Drought, Drip Irrigation News, Drought
Tagged California, california agriculture, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, cdfa, drip irrigation, financial assistance, financial benefits of drip irrigation, grant funding, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, irrigation efficiency, irrigation efficiency program, micro-irrigation, State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, SWEEP funding, water efficiency, water efficient technology
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Water Technology and The California Drought Summit
On July 10, 2015, Toro Micro-Irrigation was invited by Governor Brown to attend the “Water Technology and The California Drought Summit” at CalEPA headquarters.
The 2015 Summit on Water Technology and the California Drought explored existing and upcoming technologies that can be more broadly deployed to strengthen California’s drought resiliency. Continue reading
Posted in California Drought, Drip Irrigation News, Drought
Tagged agriculture water use, california agriculture, california drought, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, conserving water, drip irrigation, energy efficiency, irrigation efficiency, San Luis Canal Company, water efficiency, water technology, water use
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Agricultural Irrigation Technology Day on Capitol Hill
Congressman Adrian Smith (Neb.), Congressman Jim Costa (Calif.) and members of the House Modern Agriculture Caucus hosted the first-ever agricultural irrigation technology day on July 22. The Irrigation Association sponsored the event, which consisted of a breakfast briefing and an evening reception. Continue reading
Posted in California Drought, Drip Irrigation News, Drought
Tagged agriculture, agriculture irrigation, agriculture irrigation technology, california drought, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, drought, efficient irrigation, irrigation association, irrigation technology, modern agriculture caucus, water efficient technology, water use
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New Bill would support California Emergency Drought Relief
On July 30th, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act, a bill with both short and long-term provisions designed to help communities cope with the ongoing drought and combat future droughts.
The bill is the product of months of meetings between Senator Feinstein and her staff, federal, state and local officials, environmental groups, water districts and other stakeholders. Continue reading
Toro attends Governor’s ‘Business Leader Summit on the Drought’
This post will be the first in a series of 4 blog posts which will focus on recent events related to Toro’s efforts at the state and national level to improve water and resource use efficiency.
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On Thursday, April 16, Governor Brown convened a second summit with representatives from major state water users in Sacramento including the building, hospitality, golf, retail, cemetery and pool and spa industries. Representatives from The Toro Company were among those in attendance. Continue reading