California reinstates Drought Bank for 2009
- From: Vol 9, Issue 9 (September 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
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After a 25-year gap, California has re-introduced the concept of a drought bank. Over 740 million m3 of water could change hands next year, as Kathy Shandling finds out.
On 4th September, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced the creation of a 2009 Drought Water Bank – the first time such a bank has been initiated in the state since 1994. The drought water bank programme was first implemented in 1991 to help address drought conditions in selected regions of the state, and the latest announcement follows the ...
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