Opinion – From an Eclectic’s Notebook: by James McCormac – e-mail: jmccormac440@gmail.com Article from the Weekly Newsline Newsletter It can be depressing to hear story after story of water woes – and some of them are horrifying. For example, I have heard of growers in San Luis Obispo trucking in water to keep their groves… Continue reading A Water Success Story – by James McCormac
Month: April 2014
Not looking so good for small avocado groves
Rising costs of water are causing small avocado growers to give up their groves. There’s a new trend and in over 10 years we have seen a decline in the amount of groves and acreage of avocado groves. From nearly 33,000 acres to about 19,000 and expected to level out around 15,000 acres of avocado… Continue reading Not looking so good for small avocado groves
Water recycling could cost $258 Million
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Escondido, the City Council endorsed a plan to spend estimated $258 million over the next 15 years. This would be on infrastructure that will allow the city to transform its sewage for irrigation use. It is said that this is one of the best options for the city of… Continue reading Water recycling could cost $258 Million