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Nevada Irrigation District (NID) is an agency in Northern California that supplies water for much of Nevada County and portions of Placer and Yuba Counties. The water is used for irrigation, municipal and domestic purposes. It was established in 1921. The Nevada Irrigation District owns and operates a system of ten reservoirs, many part of the ...
Rollins Dam (National ID # CA00255) is a dam on the border of Nevada and Placer counties in northern California, in the United States.. The earthen dam was constructed in 1965 by the Nevada Irrigation District, with a height of 228 feet (69 m), and a length of 1,840 feet (560 m) at its crest.
Windmill used to pump water for irrigation, Compton, ca. 1900–1901 Groundwater is a critical element of the California water supply. During a normal year, 30% of the state's water supply comes from groundwater (underground water).
The Bear River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sierra Nevada, winding through four California counties: Yuba, Sutter, Placer, and Nevada.About 73 miles (117 km) long, the river flows generally southwest through the Sierra then west through the Central Valley, draining a narrow, rugged watershed of 295 square miles (760 km 2).
The Metropolitan Water District, which delivers imported water to Southern California, is raising rates and property taxes to cover rising costs.
The vital Sierra Nevada snowpack, which normally supplies about 30% of California’s water when ... the water content was just 52% of the average for that date — a far cry from a year earlier ...
A typical grower would pay 14% more based on the water expected to be available this year. MID board moves toward hike in farm water rates. Should city folks help with cost?
Oak Flat Water District 5,700 7,000 <0.1% Palmdale Water District 21,300 26,300 0.5% Plumas County Flood Control & Water Conservation District 2,600 3,200 <0.1% San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District 102,600 126,600 2.5% San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District 28,800 35,500 0.7% San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency 17,300 21,300 4.2%