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Article content Municipal District (M.D.) of Pincher Creek Council passed a motion to have a letter drafted, reaffirming council’s stance around proposed changes to the Oldman River Basin Water Allocation Order, with the intention of sending it to Premier Jason Kenney. The motion was put forward by Coun. Terry Yagos during the March 9 council meeting, following discussions around a letter that was signed by City of Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman and sent to a number of provincial and federal...

Fortune Agribusiness bid for NT water licence challenged by native title holders WedWednesday 24 updated WedWednesday 24 Native title holders and locals met to discuss the contentious water licence application on Wednesday. ( Share Print text only Cancel Native title holders in the Barkly region have said they will formally challenge the Northern Territorys biggest ever water licence if it is granted. Key points: Native title holders are vowing to challenge a massive desert water licence if it ...

Initial 5% Water Allocation Stings Thursday Feb 25th, 2021 An initial 5% water allocation for Central Valley Project growers on the Westside, especially the Westlands Water District was announced this week. Many farmers on the Westside, in the Westlands Water District, grow treenut crops. With little rain and snow this season, the growers didnt expect a big allocation, but that 5% really stung. Jose Gutierrez is Chief Operating Officer for Westlands Water District. He said, if avail...

Article content Municipal District (M.D.) of Pincher Creek council deliberated the province’s decision to reinstate the 1976 Coal Policy, and how it relates to concerns regarding water preservation in the region. Members of council indicated that Monday’s announcement didn’t provide peace of mind regarding concerns that constituents have been sharing over coal mining in the region. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Coun. Quentin Stevick...

Australian corn processors are now importing produce from Thailand due to shortages of locally-grown product WedWednesday 10 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:22pm The industry is banking on the upcoming corn harvest to replenish the supply of Australian corn. ( Print text only Cancel Australia has run out of locally-grown corn due to a "perfect storm" of drought and COVID panic-buying, which forced local processors to import Thai produce. Key points: Australian suppliers have been forced to import Thai co...

>> shannon: this is a fox news alert. major development tonight in the california wildfires with two separate fires rapidly merging to become the largest active wildfire in california. cal fire now confirming the mendocino complex is now the largest wildfire in recorded history in california. burning 283,000 acres so far. meanwhile, sparks are flying tonight between the president and california governor jerry brown. both are making wildly different claims we find on whats behine rapid-fire sprea...

41st mayor there have the state if im not mistaken. weve been crisscrossing the state all weekend finding out whats happened during this historic water shortage, including in the agriculture power house, california central valley. there i met with a farmer who is currently trying to harvest his prized cantaloupes in the middle of the drought. how serious is this? >> its extremely serious for all of us here in the central valley. weve had water reductions for many years. weve adapted. weve gone t...

Basically its the california delta, the red dot on the screen just east of san francisco. the green area to the north and south, those areas are water allocation from the feds will actually receive nothing, absolutely nothing at all in 2014. of course that really is the back bone of the agricultural industry here in california. and you know, california accounts for half of the fruit and vegetables we consume in the united states. its very serious stuff. they are looking at going back to the 1920...

Map, the green line, everything north and south of the red dot which is sacramento is going to see absolutely zero federal water allocation. and, you know, thats pretty devastation, because that area accounts for two and a half billion dollars toward the california economy, thats where were getting most of our produce from. what are we going to see? farmers are look at ways we can source water, its difficult, and they are going to have to look far back in the past to figure out how to get water....

Dangered species. they have a tendency to swim into the pump as the delta. they get captured and this is illegal under the law. >> they get priority in terms of water allocation to try to make sure the delta smelt are surviving and prospering? and they get priority over farmers in the central valley? i dont want to oversimplify this, but am i being fair? >> thats how ridiculous it is. the delta smelt have priority. 300 were caught in the traps a year ago. they flushed 8,000 acre feet of water in...