Mitigating Drought

 News Articles Relating to Drought Mitigation

 February 2009

Bolinas Limits Water Use to Fight Drought; Others Look at Measures [California]
http://www.pwmag.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=760&articleID=862911

Save water we have rather than building reservoirs, author tells Birmingham, Alabama audience
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/statebriefs.ssf?/base/news/1233566155319240.xml&coll=2

Brazos Valley Farmers & Ranchers Offered Emergency Loans [Texas]
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/39145437.html

Disaster assistance available for small businesses [Texas]
http://www.boernestar.com/articles/2009/02/06/news/business/doc498b48259540f942050807.txt

Drought H20 could cost $1 million [California]
http://www.novatoadvance.com/articles/2009/02/05/news/doc498a03706602b207898882.txt

CA ag community prepares for drought [California]
http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=71378

Big drought failed to curb water habits [North Carolina]
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090210/ARTICLES/902100301?Title=Big_drought_failed_to_curb_water_habits

Drought evaporates in Legislature [Georgia]
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=217574&c=10

Los Angeles mayor seeks water restrictions, rate hike [California]
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-water-restrictions10-2009feb10,0,1226873.story

Preparing for a long fire season [California]
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/02/15/news/local/doc4997c1e1a6640129038003.txt

Yet Another ‘Footprint’ to Worry About: Water
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123483638138996305.html?mod=article-outset-box

Emergency orders allow withdrawals from Sulphur Springs and Tampa Bypass Canal to help meet Tampa Bay Water demand [Florida]
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/news/article/1187/

Reclamation Anticipates Reduced Allocations Amid Harsh California Drought Conditions
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=26641

Wildfire contained [Florida]
http://www.ocala.com/article/20090219/ARTICLES/902190994/1402/NEWS?Title=Wildfire-contained#

California drought inspires promising farm water risk management studies
http://westernfarmpress.com/environment/water-management-0218/

Drought, pumping riddle WR aquifer [Idaho]
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2009/02/19/news/local_state/155427.txt

County declares drought disaster [Texas]
http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=6889f719c6b0b617

Federal task force to address California drought
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=11269

Door tags let residents play water cops [California]
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/28/1n28water005144-door-tags-let-residents-play-water/?uniontrib