not to go into the sewer system reduced for the overall bill that means we are subsidizing irrigation from a water prospective and to reduce those who have an adjustment by 25 percent for irrigation count and the targeted outreach for the largest water yours in san francisco the universities and the like that have large sets of ground and focusing on those who have in the take advantage of the conservatism programs with the hotels a lot of hotels took good advantage of the program we don't want to spend time with those who are the ones we can fte get more water and reaching out to them directly we have leak protection by using the accountant data and within the distribution zone where the staff is using devices to discover leaks and make sure those are fixed and last but not least we'll be kicking off a public outreach campaign june 8th to make sure we're getting the word out like last year with the outreach program to make sure that people get the word is conservatism is necessary we're still in a drought that's a quick overall the thought program i'll be happy to answer any question

to make sure we achieve 8 percent or hopefully 10 percent reduction and we propose to reduce the irrigation and charges for non-compliance last summer and adapted a 10 percent reduction and bump that up to make sure again targeting the birth users the best example rec & park they saved 24 percent and we propose to go forward we'll get rec and park a blanket of 25 reduction no irrigation system wide and choose which parks are making sure they serve the community another possibility because we have also irrigation customers who are ones that get flow factor rescues on their flow reductions for sewer rates again as an incentive for people to minimize the use of irrigation water again, that's the goal to reduce outdoors and indoors is reduced we targeted a subset for the reduction we will be working with customers individually that will include the universities especially they have not used their conservatism services in how to reduce water usage and we will be implementing the care programs the last time we indicated to customers we have a likelihood of a leak and make sure we are fixing those

temple that people pay attention to we're probably have to turn it off completely have a minimum irrigation schedule to make sure the roots of grass stays in place so we don't have erosion that should be on sewer rates we expect to propose and modify the flow reduction people get credit on the bills to with the 25 cut back is similar to dedicated irrigation accounts we've considered the possibility of 13u7b9d that entire but more equal to call for the cut back the sewer bills will stay the same for someone if they cut back in their eir gas station but paying more the bigger users for the universities and the high water users especially those who haven't take advantage of the consortium services this is your time to cut back on water use we'll be talking about that program going forward and are implementing the repair programs and will begin the new public outreach campaign in june we've moving forward to make sure our water use stays down with the dry year we will reach 80 percent many hetch hetchy maybe higher and the aeptsd state reminders with the production of public outreach and i didn

temple that people pay attention to we're probably have to turn it off completely have a minimum irrigationchedule to make sure the roots of grass stays in place so we don't have erosion that should be on sewer rates we expect to propose and modify the flow reduction people get credit on the bills to with the 25 cut back is similar to dedicated irrigation accounts we've considered the possibility of 13u7b9d that entire but more

they eliminated 30 acres of irrigated turf. resident have let their lawns go brown, some are putting in the fake stuff, the governor says more must be done but, what? >> people who live here are quite aware so, that is good. but, for letting to forest know there is a drought and make the showers a little shorter. >> 3 million taurus come to a year. >> for people who come in out of state you have to wonder, they would not think of a drought as being as severe as it really is. >> this summer rental owners are doing more. >> we will visit the sites and make sure they have low-flow shower heads. >> in this city mandatory rationing is back and stiff penalties for residents who don't come five. if you do get fined if there is water school, similar to traffic school, you will learn what to do right next time. >> water school help those who were really not sure of what they were supposed to do learn about the supply. >> the city of santa cruz is completely self-sufficient. no rain equals no water. >> we are dependent upon the rain that

so, we definitely need to get in touch with the person responsible for irrigating. we're going to silver creek country clubs. now, this is actually going to be the second time that i went out to this address and apparently he has not gotten this fixed. so i will definitely make note of it. so the last time, so it still looks like he's still a broken sprinkler heads, and it's causing all this flooding right here. and you can see right here. okay. normally the biggest fights are over the phone. it's after i left the door hanger, and they'll call back and again, they're upset because they really don't understand what the door hanger means. they just see the notice and they just want to know, how much is the fine going to be and they want to fight the case. and i'm like, it's not a case to fight. it's just stop wasting water and you won't ever see me again. hello? >> yes? >> how are you doing? i'm from the santa clara valley water district. i'm here about the excess runoff you have right here in front of your home? [ inaudible ] >> excuse me? >> i'm sorry i can't -- he

. >> three or four weeks ago, we had to start irrigating. never in my career or my father's career have we irrigated this early. >> in a normal spring that usually get about an inch of rain every 1 to 2 weeks and not have to start irrigating till august. what little rain has fallen has done nothing. >> these quick thundershowers dumps 1/2 inch or more of rain really doesn't do us any good at all because the ground is so hard, the water hits that hard surface and runs off. >> and just to the north on the back of lake the spillway that fills an area that is an unofficial swimming area is bone dry. pennsylvania's fish and boat commission says this is how the spillway looks most of the summer and doesn't start to dry up until august or september. at the farm, if the lack of rain keeps up they'll start worrying about running their irrigation pond dry. >> well i think this year's going to tell that tale. we're not sure. >> and chip says all of these additional costs, the fuel to run all of those water pumps, the overtime to irrigate for most of th

. >> three or four weeks ago, we had to start irrigating. never in my career or my father's career have we irrigated this early. >> they've had to start pumping water out of their 5-acre irrigation pond to keep the sod from burning up and drying out. they say what little rain they've had has done nothing. >> these quick thundershowers only last an hour that dumps maybe 1/2 inch or more of rain really doesn't do us any good at all because the ground's so hard, if water hits that hard surface and runs off. >> both the sod farm and the dry spillway should be the first warnings for residents. >> it's important for people to start conserving water even though it's not mandatory. >> and brendan ryan says he's urging people who use well water to voluntarily cut back as well. live in doylestown i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, doug. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, a teenage girl will not spend any time in jail for her role in a crash that killed three bucks county students last fall. julia ware was 15 and driving without a license when she cras

when we-2/3 of the irrigation is manual and 1 slaes 32 is automated. automated irrigation systems are creating more sufficient staffing because the staff isn't hauling hose from one coupler to the next in the day so they can do other things. it is also important environmental because we should water at night with less evapuationeration. you water for less time at night and the only way to do that is [inaudible] that one is particularly damaging. we had some-the horrible stuff is the stuff in the botanical garden and [inaudible] and rocks thrown through windows, trees cut down and memorials dephased, we had trucks set on fire. it is a constant challenge to keep up and there is a vandalism report every mornic in our agency. what can we do about it? i personally believe we need to keep more eyes on these resources at night. the board and mayor took a big step in codifying official park hours. we were the only major park system in the country that didn't have hours of operations. most of the parks are permeable so there are no fences. some of the neighborh

you can get two or three crops a year off this kind of land if you have some sort of irrigation.to or who own this rich, irrigable part of the valley which is only a very small portion of it tend to be the wealthy and politically powerful people in the system. and i suspect it was very much like that among the pre-historic maya. keach: webster believes the low-ranking maya depended on the nobles just as these poor farmers depend on the modern landowners. during certain months of the year, a wealthy landowner permits these two men to grow food for their families on the rich bottom land. like the ancient maya, they plant without the aid of a plow. the farmers explain to william sanders they pay a steep price to feed their families. keach: the farmers pay the landowner not with cash or part of their crop, but with something equally precious -- their labor. the poor farmers live in these thatched huts. to fulfill their obligation to the landowner they descend to the valley each day during the irrigation season to tend tobacco and other cash crops. like the poor modern farmers the exp

in the regulations this adds two items one that relates to temporary prohibiting potential water irrigation within 48 hours after rain event and requiring the hotels and molts not to have towel and not laundered daily two straightforward motion to be added. >> any questions or comments. >> i'd like to move the item. >> i'm call for public comment on this testimony seeing none i'll call for the question all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? the motion carries next item. >> item 13 authorizing the general manager to seek the board of supervisors for the supplemental appropriations in the amount of $4 million for the hetch hetchy for the purpose of the temporary community crisis agreeing gas station program. >> good afternoon. i'm nancy with the chief financial officer this is for the appropriation requesting $4 million for the choice irrigation the fund will be transferred from the hetch hetchy fund to the cca program for in the morning 2 years and ask for your approval to the sfondz. >> questions or comments. >> i'd like to move the item. >> any public comment? mr. brooks are you coming up

>> california is getting about $33 million in federal money for water saving programs upgrading irrigationols line canals to prevent seepage, catch your storm water runoff and other water conservation projects. the program is designed to increase local water supplies in the long term. other states impacted by the big drought will also receive funding. >>> california's drought has some local wineries looking for alternative ways to save water. and as jane wells reports from the napa valley one vineyard owner is putting a new spin on turning water >> reporter: these are pinot noir? >> y. the grapes which will grows in napa valley go into very well known wines, but wine for the affluent has been watered with effluent. >> we're only using good quality water, just has a perception it's been passed through people. >> reporter: hav it? >> no i haven't. >> reporter: the waste water, which jason treats isn't clean enough to drink, but a filtration system from ge plus uv and chlorine makes it clean enough to irrigate. >> these are fibers membrane fibers. >> reporter: the city of american canyon and

in the regulations this adds two items one that relates to temporary prohibiting potential water irrigation within 48 hours after rain event and requiring the hotels and molts not to have towel and not laundered daily

in the regulations this adds two items one that relates to temporary prohibiting potential water irrigation within 48 hours after rain event and requiring the hotels and molts not to have towel and not laundered daily two straightforward motion to be added. >> any questions or comments. >> i'd like to move the item. >> i'm call for public comment on this testimony seeing none i'll call for the question all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? the motion carries

. >> irrigation line is pumped up through a line that comes from the pond. >> reporter: she set up an irrigation pump system that could get in the way of plowing but could save her first crap as a career farmer. here at knee high volunteers help pick and perhaps even pray for rain. reporting from lehigh county, will alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> top vatican official leading world meeting of families in philadelphia this fall is denying allegation that is he participated in a property scam. >> published reports say archbishop paglia is one of the ten people under investigation. they are accused of using fund illegally from the diocese to boost property for one-third its value back in 2012 with the intention of selling it for millions. paglia denies any wrongdoing. organize are from the world meeting of families released this statement. although news received to daze regarding archbishop paglia is troubling, it does not affect the world meeting of families, philadelphia, 2015. philadelphia's archbishop charles chaput released this statement that read in party was sadd

broken benches, stolen irrigation, copper irrigation. dumb stuch like what you see in a beautiful meadow. it is the most demoralizing thing for the staff. it is one thing for us to be a little short t is another for them to spend 2, 3, 4 hours of their 8 hour day clening up someones mess and that is whatue teenly happens in our system >> supervisor wiener >> thank you. i want to thank you and the department for doing a lot operationalty. the department is understaffed and feel i give the same remarks every year in this committee and i hope at some point we can structurally fix the chronic underfunding of the department. there are not enough gardeners or park parole. i think your capital staffing is inadequate as well. it is great we pass these bonds, but it takes us too long to deliver them because the department doesn't have enough capital staffing and so there are only so many projects that can move forward at once. under the circumstances the department does a really good job with the resources it has. i also want to thank you for-i k

san francisco state has been testing out a smart irrigation system which allows them to use less water. "today in the bay's" christie smith shows how they're keeping the field green. >> able to check your programs. >> reporter: keeping the baseball field in shape at san francisco state and he can do it with less water. based on information from an advanced model. >> which is evaporation transfer rate, which tells us how much water is needed. >> how much moisture is in the air and how much moisture supposedly is in the soil. if it reads moisture in the air is high it tells the controller not to water that day. >> reporter: in a computer near maloney field they're watching water use. >> it was able to reduce the budget on maloney field by 30% last year. >> reporter: smart irrigation system can be used with a smart phone, tablet, shut off leaks and be manually cut back. the goal is to have 60 controllers, just part of the campus plan. >> when the governor's mandate came out about six weeks ago, the university formed a water action committee and we pulled people together from all different

san francisco state has been testing out a smart irrigation system which allowed them to useless water. nbc bay area christie smith joins us from campus. what's the secret? >> reporter: one grounds keeper said since everyone is saying brown is the new green, he doesn't mind a little bit of brown out there. the idea is to use technology to water only what's needed when it's needed and sometimes with a little less. >> so you're able to check your programs. start times, water days. >> tim bell keeps the baseball field in shape at san francisco state. he can do it with less water. based on information from an advanced model. >> it's a transferation rate which tells us how much water is needed. >> how much moisture is in the air and how much moisture is supposedly in the soil. if it reads that the moisture in the air is high it tells the controller not to water that day. >> in a computer near the field, they're watching the water use. >> he was able to reduce the budget on the field by 30% last year. >> the smart irrigation system has controllers. it can be used with a smartphone tablet shu

solar powered suit for the financinger. >> it changed the way we irrigate and fertilize. >> they haveow 5 sent bar the turn off irrigation. >> precious dwindling supply of fresh ground water. >> close to the ocean here so if we were to drawing out the ground water eventually replaced and salt water the closest thing. >> far mr. vnsd than the old technology but far more expensive the 8 meters cost 36 expensive the 8 meters cost 36,000 dollars. fortunately the growers didn't have to shoulder that all themselves. they got help in watsonville. >> they payed for 50% and we paid forth other 50. i don't know how we would have done it if we didn't get the grant money. >> thanks to the governor drought declaration also attending state class on high tech water savings. >> nearby at the farmer market some shop rs said it's a good use of public money. >> like everything in life change happens. >> expensive transition so expecting farm investigators pay for that by themselves is in the realistic. >> getting the money has made it feel like part farmer part lobbyist. >> you have to be the pro active

. >> since then a lot has changed on gary's strawberry farm, like the irrigation. >> you turn off that one row with a cork and then you would move to the next one. >> how much water is next? >> i would check it with my finger and the firmness of the soil and that's how we have done it for many years. >> in this field of organic strawberries, there's one thing in organic, a high-powered solar substitute for his finger. >> it changed the way we irrigate and territory lies. >> once that talk to your smartphone are new. >> it's below 5 scent bars turn off irrigation. >> we are close to the ocean here. so if we were to keep drawing out the ground water eventually it would be replaced and salt water is the closest thing. >> it's all far more advanced than the old technology but far more expensive. the 8 cost a total of $36,000. fortunately the growers didn't have to shoulder it themselves them got help from watsonville from the folks in sacramento. >> they paid for 50% of it and we paid for the other 50. we wouldn't have done it if we didn't get the help from the drought money. >> thanks for

. >> since then a lot has changed on gary's strawberry farm, like the irrigation. >> you turn off that and then you would move to the next one. >> how much water is enough? >> i would check the moisture with my finger and the firmness of the soil and that's how we have done it for many years. >> in this field of organic strawberries, there's one thing inorganic, a high-powered solar substitute for his finger. >> it changed the way we irrigate, the way we fertilize. >> tackometers have been around for centuries, but ones that talk to your smartphone are new. >> it's below 5 centibars, turn off irrigation. >> it's helping conserve the precious and dwindling supply of fresh groundwater. >> we are close to the ocean here. so if we were to keep drawing out the groundwater, eventually it would be replaced and salt water is the closest thing. >> it's all far more advanced than the old technology but far more expensive. the eight cost a total of $36,000. fortunately the growers didn't have to shoulder it themselves and they got help from the folks in sacramento. >> they paid for 50% of it and

san francisco state has been testing a new smart irrigation system which allows them to use less waterarea's kristi smith shows us how the field stays so green. >>> you're able to check your programs, start times, water days. >> reporter: tim bell keeps the baseball field in shape at san francisco state. and he can do it with less water. based on information from an advanced model. >> which is the transportation rate which tells us how much water is needed. >> it calculates how much moisture is in the air and how much moisture is supposedly in the soil. so if i read the moisture in the air as high, it tells the controller not to water that day. >> reporter: in a computer near maloney field, they're watching water use. >> reduced the budget on the maloney field by 30% last year. >> reporter: the smart irrigation system has controllers, can be used with a smartphone tablet shut-off lead and be manually cut back. the goal is to have 60 controllers, just part of a campus plan. >> when the governor's mandate came out six weeks ago, the university formed a water action committee. we pulled p

. >> since then a lot has changed on gary's strawberry farm, like the irrigation. >> you turn off that with a cork and then you would move to the next one. >> how much water is enough? >> i would check it with my finger and the firmness of the soil and that's how we have done it for many years. >> in this field of organic strawberries, there's one thing inorganic, a high-powered solar substitute for his finger. >> it changed the way we irrigate bait we fertilize. >> tackometers have been around for centuries, but ones that talk to your smartphone are new. >> it's below 5 centibars, turn off irrigation. >> we are close to the ocean here. so if we were to keep drawing out the groundwater, eventually it would be replaced and salt water is the closest thing. >> it's all far more advanced than the old technology but far more expensive. the eight cost a total of $36,000. fortunately the growers didn't have to shoulder it themselves and they got help from the folks in sacramento. >> they paid for 50% of it and we paid for the other 50. we wouldn't have done it if we didn't get the help from t

every acre now devoted to irrigating and growing them.t a time when the state is struggling through an unprecedented drought, producing a single nut takes a gallon of water with more than strawberries but far less than a steak but yet it is almonds getting all of the attention. >> i gladly tell people i'm evil incar gnat because i grow almonds. >> reporter: you are the villain in this drought? >> yes, we are. because we are not the villain. with we feed a hungry world. >> reporter: california grows 80% of the world's almonds which are getting more popular in other countries and more profitable here which is why many farmers are replacing crops like cotton with orchards. >> it's a stark comparison of the past versus what was envisioned as the future, which is almonds. >> reporter: dr. goldhammer shows what is happening in the central valley is happening all over california. in the last decade as farmers doubled the amount of almonds they produced the amount of money they made tripled. >> thousands of acres of this stuff. >> reporter: you s

to a farmer that's an irrigation ditch.rly said in the rule and beyond: this rule adds absolutely no new regulatory or permitting issue for agriculture whatsoever. >> reporter: farmer paap isn't convinced, and thinks this is nothing more than a power grab by a federal agency. >> we're happy with the clean water act as it was written in 1972 because it gives authority to the states. navigable waters have to be federally regulated because of commerce and things like that. state waters, whether a wetland or an area that has water only a few days a year, that's really the state's responsibility. we don't want to see another layer on top. we don't need two levels of bureaucracy to do the same thing. >> phosphorus and nitrogen are a big problem in minnesota waterways and a lot of it comes from agricultural pollution and from urban development. >> reporter: environmentalist jill bathke says state laws do not provide enough protection and if anything, the new epa rule doesn't go far enough either. >> there are parts of minnesota wh

they eliminated 30 acres of irrigated turf.ome have put in the fake stuff. the governor says more must be done but what. >> the people what live here are aware so that's good to. let the tourists know there is a drought. >> are three million tourists come through each year generating $6 million of revenue for the city. they wouldn't think of a drought as being as severe as it is. are this summer, hotel, motel and car rentals are doing more. >> we're going to visit the site s. >> reporter: mandatory rationing are back and stiff penalties. there is water school if you get fined. you'll learn what to do right next time. last year people picked water education over the penalty. we helped them learn about the supply and sort of our isolation from all the other resources in the state. >> are the city of santa cruz is completely self sufficient which means no rain equals no water. >> we're de pen department upon the rain that falls here. the rest we take out of forces. >> are every household in every community will be nudge add little

with odd number cans use their irrigation systems on tuesday and friday. the rules and restrictions will go into affect june 15th we will reach out to the water company the this morning and see if they plan to revise the plan based on all the people that commented at the meeting. >> janine de la vega, you will be busy today. we will talk to you later. >>> the time is 5:04. what are the hottest tickets around? tickets to see the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers in the nba finals and they go on sale today. ticket prices are higher for the warriors and steph curry so popular and lebron for the cavaliers creating powerhouse match up. tickets at the upper level oracle start at $450. seats on the lower floor start at $875. guess what, tickets cost more if you go through the online ticket brokers. with six days before game one, ticket prices will only go up. >> because people are going to go i don't care what the price is. i need the most expensive ticket just so i can tell everybody i paid some ungodly fee. >> the warriors are warning fans about

. >> reporter: there's 1600 miles of drip irrigation on his farm.to line their irrigation canals to prevent seepage. >> plastic sheeting? >> yes, it goes all the way across under the canal. it's been here probably close to 20 years. it saves us over a thousand acre feet a year. >> reporter: that's about 25,000 gallons of water. ten years ago, joe says he paid about $80 an acre foot. >> today, if we can find any water, it's $1,400 up. >> reporter: about 2/3 of his crop is dead. >> they have drip lines in them, and no water. >> reporter: water cut backs have forced some workers to reduce hours. >> he with employee 100,000 people in california. those 100,000 people are concentrated in the central valley, where jobs can be difficult to secure. >> reporter: the almond pured says almond growers support the same number of workers as general motors has. >> our small communities are going to dry up. it's going to be devastating to those communities. i see the end of the road next year. in we get no water next year, there's no way i can keep this alive. >> yo