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Some 75 years later, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is keeping soil, water and air conservation issues front and center in the Lone Star State.

An arm of the the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the NRCS is marking its 75th year this month with county proclamations like the one granted Tuesday by the Gregg County commission.

Texas state conservationist Donald W. Gohmert requested the recognition.

“Born out of the days of anguish and adversity of the Dust Bowl, NRCS (formerly Soil Conservation Service) has a long and distinguished place in Texas history of helping people help the land,” he said.

http://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/news/2010-04-03/News/County_observes_conservation_month.html

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GILBERT, AZ — The Town of Gilbert is helping residents save money and the environment with free water audits at their homes.

Residents can have a water conservation specialist come to their home and inspect their irrigation and plumbing systems to see if there are better ways to conserve or save water.

In most cases, residents can cut down their use by thousands of gallons.

“I have people completely suprised, just flabbergasted,” said Jeff Lee, one of the inspectors. “They can’t believe they are dumping that much water out there.”

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/gilbert/story/East-Valley-city-offers-money-saving-water-check/DBqYMq2-5UyVFLDV49ieUw.cspx

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MEMPHIS, TN – MLGW is cracking down on water wasters. Crews are going door to door, letting people know their water bills are through the roof. They say it’s probably a sign of a bigger problem. MLGW says the average house uses between 4 and 6 CCF (hundred cubic feet) of water every month. The people they visited Thursday are using more than 39 CCF a month. That’s equal to about 234,000 10 oz. water bottles a month.

MLGW customer service tech Vernon Baymon went around bearing badnews.
“Our records show that your bill’s real high,” he told one customer. “That’s why we’re here to let you know.”

Crews are visiting more than 800 homes in five area zip codes where they see the worst water wasters.

http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/MLGW-is-Going-Dooor-to-Door-to-Notify-Water/pC79OmP4YUah9dBD0FQltg.cspx

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Winter storms failed to leave enough snow on the Sierra Nevada to keep water flowing freely this year, state officials said Thursday.

“We’ve had sort of a hit-and-miss nature to storms this winter, and that has left the State Water Project in not as good a position as we would like, and maybe worse than you would expect,” said Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources. “Clearly we’re going to have water shortages this year.”

The winter season ended Thursday with snowpack slightly above normal, allowing state officials to boost estimated deliveries to water agencies this year to 20 percent of what was requested.

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_W_survey02.48d1ca2.html

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But the drought has also created a major public relations problem for the Chinese government in neighboring countries, where in recent years China has tried to project an image of benevolence and brotherhood.

Farmers and fishermen in countries that share the Mekong River with China, especially Thailand, have lashed out at China over four dams that span the Chinese portion of the 3,000-mile river, despite what appears to be firm scientific evidence that low rainfall is responsible for the plunging levels of the river, not China’s hydroelectric power stations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/world/asia/02drought.html

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