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Items I am working on under various sections (updated: 11/14/2019):

  • Environmental and Natural Resources:
    • more on groundwater use here
    • add water quality
    • add land use
    • add pesticides
    • add air quality
    • add climate change:
      • list both impacts and opportunities for solutions
  • Regions:
    • add section on South Coast
    • add section on Colorado River Basin
  • (Add new section) Policies/ government programs/ regulations:
    • Water:
      • ILRP
      • SGMA
    • Land:
    • Air:
    • Climate-smart ag programs
  • (Add new section) Labor
  • (Add resources as) SEE ALSO



DRAFT EDITS (Updated 11/14/2019):


Environmental and natural resource impacts [edit]

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Water quality

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Agricultural impacts on water quality concentrate around concerns of the following contaminants: nutrients, pesticides, salts, pollutants, sediment, pathogens, and heavy metals. These contaminants enter water bodes through above-ground surface runoff of rainwater or excess irrigation water, or percolating through the soil and leaching into groundwater. [1] Water quality concerns affect most regions of the state and tend to be exacerbated during periods of drought.[2]

At present, all irrigated agricultural operations in the State are required to participate in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program.[3] The regulatory program began after the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 390 (SB390) in 1990, that eliminated a blanket waiver for agricultural operations to discharge wastewater without any specific environmental standards.[4]

[CONTINUE ON THE ILRP...]

Land use

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Pesticides

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Air quality

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Climate Change

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  1. ^ "Agriculture | California State Water Resources Control Board". www.waterboards.ca.gov. 10/10/2019. Retrieved 2019-11-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Chappelle, Caitrin (October 2015). "California's Water Quality Challenges". Public Policy Institute of California. Retrieved 2019-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program | Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board". www.waterboards.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  4. ^ "Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Water Boards. Updated November 2016. Retrieved 11/10/2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)