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$6.9 million reservoirs will bring water to Sendero

2013-10-05 04:32:44| Agriculture - Topix.net

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Santa Margarita Water District plans to spend $6.9 million to build three reservoirs, which will supply water to the new village of Sendero along with the next development by Rancho Mission Viejo.

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Shell and Baker Hughes to develop innovative reservoir modeling platform optimized for shale reservoirs

2013-09-23 12:30:26| Green Car Congress

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As reservoirs shrink and farms expand, Chiles agriculture at risk

2013-09-03 14:36:47| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Santiago Times: Last year the river in Petorca ran dry, leaving a dusty brown ditch running through the once fertile valley in Chile's Valparaso Region, home to 40 percent of the country's avocado production. The area, forming part of the "norte-chico" zone that starts north of Santiago and runs all the way to the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, contains some of Chile's most important agriculture pockets. It's also one of the driest parts of the country. Here, almost all the rain falls over a short...

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In this time-lapse video, you can see Texas reservoirs disappearing

2013-07-30 17:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: In 1965, the federal government dammed up a river to create Lake Meredith in Texas. Its a reservoir that provides drinking water to 11 cities, and locals use it to swim and boat and be outdoors, as well, Next City reports. But its been shrinking, as you can see in the video below. The time-lapse begins in 1984, with a full, deep lake, and it ends in 2012 with a stub of water. Whys the water disappearing? Many reasons, Next City says: One study found that there was no single factor causing the...

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