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Growers in Modesto Irrigation District face costlier water

Posted by: Maven on March 8, 2010 at 8:09 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

“Farmers in the Modesto Irrigation District could get a 10 percent increase in water rates Tuesday.

The district board also could set the base allotment for water — the amount available this year — at the lowest rate. Because of continuing drought concerns, the proposed allotment is less than it would be during wet periods.

Under the rate proposal, farmers would pay $28 per acre for the base allotment, up from $25.50. This would entitle them to three acre-feet of Tuolumne River water under the proposed allotment. An acre-foot is enough to cover an acre 1 foot deep. … “

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March 8, 2010 · Filed Under Agriculture

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