- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: November 10, 2009
Reversing course, the City of Riverside has decided it will not supply treated wastewater to irrigate citrus trees in a green belt and on the UC Riverside campus, according to a story that ran over the weekend in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
The idea was dropped after grower Andy Wilson raised objections to the plan saying the reclaimed water contains trace amounts of boron and sodium, which could accumulate in the soil and eventually kill trees. Instead, the city will sponsor a 10- to 15-year UC Riverside study to learn how boron affects trees and fruit.
According to the article, written by David Danelski, UCR soil...
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