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Completed Projects Estimating soil nitrogen mineralization for fertilizer management Due to high groundwater nitrate concentrations, California growers are facing increasing pressure to improve nitrogen use efficiency in crop production to reduce nitrate leaching.
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The impact of Salton Sea water management on air quality

Summary: The Salton Sea, the largest lake in Southern California, provides critical wildlife habitat. While it was once part of a vast inland sea, more recently water in the lake has come largely from irrigation runoff and leaching.
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Metagenomic analysis of groundwater wells

Summary: California uses approximately 15 billion gallons of groundwater per day, more than any other state in the United States. Currently, groundwater accounts for about half of Californias water supply.
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Quantifying methylmercury loads from California rice fields

Summary: Methylmercury is found in low or no oxygen environments and can be toxic to wildlife at low levels. Studies from the Yolo Bypass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta suggest that rice systems may be a significant source of methylmercury in the Delta.
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Water and drought information-agriculture

Water and Drought Information | Experts Drought Tips Series for Growers - a research-based, peer-reviewed series on the latest drought information for specific crops as well as irrigation and other approaches Tools for: Calculating irrigation uniformity and Calculating leaching fraction to manage ro...
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Water and drought information-rangelands

Water and Drought Information | Experts Updated ranch/rangeland management information Livestock and range in Sonoma County/north coast Drought survival workshop for ranchers - video from 1/29/14 workshop...
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Water and drought information-landscape

Water and Drought Information | Experts UC Landscape Plant Irrigation Trials - Research Revealing the Best Low-water Plants Landscape Irrigation Scheduler Tools for: Calculating irrigation uniformity Calculating leaching fraction to manage rootzone salinity Gardening in California Under Drought Limi...
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