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Agriculture Water Conservation Committee
The Agriculture Water Conservation Committee of the Solano Water Advisory Commission has been in existence since 1992 and assists growers in Solano County with water use and efficiency. The Committee is comprised of representatives from Solano County Water Agency, Solano Irrigation District, U.C. Cooperative Extension, Reclamation District 2068, Maine Prairie Water District, Ulatis Resource Conservation District, Dixon Resource Conservation District, and Natural Resources Conservation District, Dixon Office.
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Activities of the Committee include:
- Operation of eight automated weather stations, located throughout Solano County for use by irrigators in irrigation scheduling.
- Free website and telephone access to Suisun Valley weather stations, providing user-friendly weather data with 10 minute updates. For further contacts click here.
- Website for Solano County Growers. This website can be accessed at www.westernwx.com/SID. Information such as reference evapotranspiration, phenology models, degree days, temperatures, and precipitation are available at no cost. To get the weather forecast delivered daily, a subscription is required at a cost of $10/month.
- Sponsoring workshops for growers on irrigation scheduling and management.
- Performing Irrigation System Evaluations as requested by growers.
- Creation and distribution of The Irrigator, a newsletter published 4 times a
year, to irrigators of urban turf and irrigated crops.
- Conducting grower surveys regarding their interests and needs for water-use
efficiency assistance.
- Applying for any state and federal grant programs related to agricultural
water conservation.
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