operations, this particular well facility will be functioning as a water supply system for the irrigation system in the park. it's a redundant system for park system. >> it's for drinking water but there's a benefit for golden gate park. >> absolutely. >> i like to amend the resolution to also add that the project is also consistent with the golden gate master plan since there is a benefit to golden state park. with that, i like to move for approval. >> commissioner bonum. >> yeah, the question i have is i know there are aquafers throughout city, my question is what is the extent of underground water consisting of aquafers throughout the city. is there anything that could be done with the use of water from those aqufers. >> this is beyond my means. he has a figure up here. i know puc does do annual monitoring and there's fwround water monitoring wells throughout the city. some are in the park system and they do annual monitoring. >> these are separate. these -- you would walk over them on sidewalks and parking lots and such. they're covered plates so they have multiple locations where they monit

irrigation systems it's going to be vulnerable. >> caltrans says it's working with police and fortifying infrastructure. >> working with dealers to make sure if anything is stolen or if suspect it might be stolen that they take that motive away from the thieves. >> caltrans will have to the pumps ready. >> urban search and rescue team had to go into the chilly water of coyote creek this morning around 5:30 this morning. >> and now, to the east bay checking on problem there's including a downed tree causing trouble. >> check out the creek here, residents say this rain runoff is very much welcome. pg&e crews dispatched across the east bay to repair lines pulled down by trees this, crew cleared out a large oak that fell during hard rain and wind here this morning. this crew made quick work of a tree, that fell acrossleading t the road, unpassable all morning. >> unfortunately had a group rescheduling because the tree came down when they would have been at the house. so... we won't have been able to bring them back down. >> the house is a national historic site. this plastic bag factory got

hazard trees and within electrician to address lighting initials our parks and the repair of irrigation systems that have been damaged and also an investment in the creation of an operation center for the department to facilitate staffs response in cases of emergency or disaster. our next priority is environmental sustainability and this budget fund 5 urban forestry staff and environmental signage for our parks. some additional maintenance staff a project to install low flow plumbing fixtures to save water. as well as some materials and supplies for our maintenance staff. we're proposing to invest 6 hundred and 45 thousand dollars in recreation and awe kwifkz promising program to init's families and children to become nor physically active finally we're proposing to invest in two new krourment and exam staff to hire gasped next year's and rec staff and all of our vacancies more quickly a new i t position for notation and technology including ability for the public to enact with our department and make services more efficient this is an ongoing process that has an opening fact like day camp regi

they built enormous irrigation systems, the canals brilliantly engineered to carry water.hey were enormous in size. >> canals, 14 metres wide and 5 metres deep irrigate an area of 500,000 hectares, supporting a population of 80,000 people. about 600 years ago hohokam's civilisation collapsed. the reason, water, or lack of it. at the university of arizona, the world's largest collection of tree ring data tells the story. >> scientists studying wood can tell how weather patterns shifted with disastrous results for people like the hohokam. >> it was one of the most serious droughts in the last 200 years, obviously affecting the people quite badly, i would say. >> there's a drought going on right now. do we have any idea whether we are at the beginning, at the middle or towards the end. >> no, not until it's over, and then you know. >> how long could it last? >> well, the one in the 1500s lasted almost a century. >> global climate change caused by modern human activities will make future droughts force says geoscience tist jonathan overpeck. >> the draught in the middle east ,

to find out if it was leeching into the water, the researchers followed the irrigation system to where it drains into the gulf of california. if this water contains excess nitrogen, it may cause large blooms of single-celled plants called phytoplankton. these blooms can cause harm to the ecosystem, because once the phytoplankton die, the decomposing process leads to very low levels of oxygen in the water. matson: and that kills fish, kills shellfish, drives fish away, and causes lots of harm to the coastal marine environments and also causes a lot of economic losses to the fisherpeople who use those resources. narrator: researchers used satellite images in combination with water samples to determine if the irrigation runoff from the yaqui valley was affecting the coastal waters in the gulf of california. dr. beman: we found these intense blooms that seemed to coincide with fertilization and the irrigation in the yaqui valley. as we generated more data and were able to compare them with what we knew was going on in the agriculture system, we really did find this tight correspondence. na

and they don't just hit pump houses, they hit traffic signals, irrigation systems, et cetera. >> reporter: this issue sounds familiar here at the pump station on taylor street because it kind of is. the last time that copper thieves came away with those materials and created havoc was back in december. the reason why i'm told by cal traps is that the cost of copper on the open market is up 350% in just the last five years. how to combat this problem or more specifically how to combat the thievery resulting from it, we talked to the san jose department of transportation to get their take to try to safeguard future incidents. more information on that topic coming up at 6:00. sam brock, nbc bay area news. back to you. >> certainly an ongoing problem. traffic troubles for drivers bu travelers. dozens of flighted were canceled at san francisco international airport and some passengers faced delays up to three hours around noon today. the average delay was about 45 minutes. the passengers weren't the only ones impacted in california. >> we're also seeing a delay program at los angeles airport t

to make up for the lack of rain, pennyroyal has had to turn on the irrigation system in january, -- something normally not necessary until spring. no one has ever turned on their water this early, it's unheard of. the grapes are coming out too early and if late season rain continues, frost cold kill half of his crop. this is a good three weeks earlier than normal. not only is it earlier and its dry and i have to add more irrigation, but there is still a possibility we might get some late season rains, but with the late season rains, i have an increased chance of frost. if i get a frost, i'm gonna lose all these. with unusually high winter temperatures plaguing vineyards across california, tourism to wineries is flourishing. the irony of the drought this year is that the weather has been so nice that the restaurants and events have broken records almost every weekend, we've had great customer response. the rest of the country's extreme winter weather is bringing many to southern california. it's been so cold in illinois, and it's been great being in california for the weather and the wine! the

there's a drip irrigation system to deliver the water with 98% efficiency. but due to the district's need to save every drop to purify and send to muni cipal customers, he and 100 other customers will lose their supply. >> everyone is nervous. what's next? we can't grow anything without water. >> reporter: this is where the farm gets its water supply from the santa clara valley water district. come may 1 that water supply goes away. >> this impacts everyone. >> reporter: marty grimes with the santa clara valley

andrade is the manager for a large commercial operation nursery using a state-of-the-art emitter irrigation systemg 20% more will be tough. >> it's possible. i don't know 20% but we could try. i mean, that's -- that's all we can do. >> reporter: there are three levels of enforcements. level i is a written warning. level ii is a verbal warning. and then there's level iii. if the water district finds someone who is a chronic distribute water waster, there is a potential of cutting their water off. in fremont, don ford, kpix 5. >> the alameda county water district meets during the next hour for the vote. >>> some mcdonald's employees from the bay area are suing the fast food chain accusing it of stealing their wages. the complaints say the burger giant didn't pay them for all the hours they worked and then altered pay records. mcdonald's faces similar claims in other states including forcing workers to buy their own uniforms. the company says it is reviewing the allegations. >>> president obama signed a memo today instructing the labor department to make more workers eligible for overtime pay. salari

. >> it was her irrigation system. >> it was a very large leak >> actually a thousand gallon a day megaleak i was shocked, i had no idea. >> rachel garza found a leaky faucet that'll need a plumber attention. 's attention >> they don't make a sound and you cannot see the leak. >> we tried to conserve the water we use in the house and out in the yard and we had our own well dug to cover most of our irrigations but it has got dry. >> sure enough, he found a 40 gallon under water leak. >> homeowners can monitor it online. >> we can find it exciting. oh, oh my god, we can help you. we got something and we can help you lower your bills. >> i love that, i am excited about it. >> an estimate leak loss of 10 gallons a day per customers and in a year that's more than a billion gallon and enough to put on a fish tank on a full size of a football field. >> when you see those patterns it allows us to say, oh there is a potential leak out there. >> finding leaks are a top priority because customers cutting their use back to the level of the three drought that begins in 1987. tom veterans vaca , ktvu cha

. >> it was her irrigation system. >> it was a very large leak >> actually a thousand gallon a day megaleak i was shocked, i had no idea. >> rachel garza found a leaky faucet that'll need a plumber attention. 's attention >> they don't make a sound and you cannot see the leak. >> we tried to conserve the water we use in the house and out in the yard and we had our own well dug to cover most of our irrigations but it has got dry. >> sure enough, he found a 40 gallon under water leak. >> homeowners can monitor it online. >> we can find it exciting. oh, oh my god, we can help you. we got something and we can help you lower your bills. >> i love that, i am excited about it. >> an estimate leak loss of 10 gallons a day per customers and in a year that's more than a billion gallon and enough to put on a fish tank on a full size of a football field. >> when you see those patterns it allows us to say, oh there is a potential leak out there. >> finding leaks are a top priority because customers cutting their use back to the level of the three drought that begins in 1987. tom veterans vaca , ktvu cha

it turned out to be her irrigation system. >> various places it was coming out. it wasn't obvious. >> reporter: a thousand gallons a day leak. >> i was shocked. she found a leaky faucet that will need attention and using a pill she found the most common leak. a leaking toilet. >> they don't make a sound. you can't see it. >> reporter: they also got notice they had big leaks. >> we tried to conserve the water we use in the house and yard. we have our own well dug to cover most of the irrigation but it has gone dry. >> reporter: he pond to 40 gallons -- found a 40 gallons an hour leak. these homes are testing smart water meters they can monitor online. >> we find it exciting. we got something, we can make your bills lower. >> i love that. i am excited about it. >> reporter: they estimate an average leak loss of 10 gallons a day per customer. in a year that is a billion gallons. >> when you see the patterns, it allows us to say there is a potential leak. >> reporter: smart water meters remain in the testing phase but they will get popular. reporting live, tom vacar,

they built these enormous irrigation systems. the canals were brilliantly engineered to carry water. they were enormous in size. canals, 14 metres wide and five metres deep, irrigated in an area of 500,000 tech tears, supporting a population of 80,000 people. then, about 600 years ago, hohokam's civilisation collapsed. the reason - water, or lack of it. at the university of arizona, the largest collection of tree ring data tells the story. scientists studying wood can tell how weather patterns shifted with disastrous results for people. >> it was one of the most serious droughts in the last 2,000 years, affecting the people quite badly. >> there's a drought going on now. do we have any idea whether we are at the beginning, at the end or towards the middle >> no, not until is over. >> how long could it last? well, the one in the 1500s lasted almost a century. global climate change caused by modern human activities will make future draughts worse, says geoscientist. >> the drought in calf , in australia, in the middle east. the dro

a large commercial operation already using a state-of-the- art emitter irrigation system. be tough. >> it's possible. i don't know 20% but we could try. i mean, that's --that's all we can do. >> reporter: there are three levels of enforcements. level i is a written warning. level ii is a verbal warning. and then there's level iii. if the water district finds someone who is a chronic distribute water waster, is a potential of cutting their water off. in fremont, don ford, kpix 5. >> we are a month away from planting season. farmers have no idea how much water they are getting. rice harvest could be lower and fewer jobs will be available. in small towns the lack of water hurts everyone. >> all that money shrinks, it hurts everybody all the way from the chemical guys the cropduster, the mills, you know, all down the line. >> federal projections will be out next month giving farmers a better idea of what they can plant around june. harvest comes in the fall at which point we may see increased prices for rice. >>> some mcdonald's employees from the bay area are waging a legal w

. >> it's used in irfwags so household front yards, many highways, the irrigation system in front of highways and commercial buildings and many commercials want to use the recycled water for building cooling. >> reporter: tens of millions of dollars will also pay for food and housing for farm workers and other people directly impacted by the drought. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> nearly two dozen pg&e customers in los gatos are still without power. the downed tree blocked hutchinson road before it could be removed. power is expected to be restored by 3:00 this afternoon. >>> high winds are blamed for this overturned modular home in livermore happened just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon near north greenville road. no one was hurt. >>> a portion of road in santa cruz will likely remain closed today after a heavy surf opened up a sinkhole. huge waves knocked out rocks from the sea cave and created the sink hole along west cliff drive. public works crews shut down the street to assess the damage. one resident said erosion has been a problem for years. >> there used to be places to park on

now, he was part of a crew working on an irrigation system yesterday when the ground gave way beneathe hours before he was finally pulled to safety. >>> with tax season in full swing, the irs has more than 20,000 taxpayers have been targeted in a massive phone scam. fake agents are calling taxpayers claiming they owe money and demanding payment using prepaid debit cards or wire transfers. people in every state have been targeted and victims have lost more than $1 million. the irs says, if you get a call, just hang up. >>> it is now officially spring. the vernal equinox occurred at lunchtime yesterday. mother nature gave us a tease of the good weather to come. but as we hear from lana zak, that is just a preview of coming attractions. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, john and reena. get comfy with another cup of cocoa. it doesn't appear winter cares that the calendar says it is spring. march is known to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. don't put away your sweaters and boots just yet. >> while spring is officially here on the calendar, the weather says it's stil

there's a drip irrigation system to deliver the water with 98% efficiency. but due to the district's need to save every drop to purify and send to muni cipal customers, he and 100 other customers will lose their supply. >> everyone is nervous. what's next? we can't grow anything without water. >> reporter: this is where the farm gets its water supply from the santa clara valley water district. come may 1 that water supply goes away. >> this impacts everyone. >> reporter: marty grimes with the santa clara valley water district says customers like kiala with contracts to allow shutoffs. >> it's an interruptible supply and they understand that in their permits but it doesn't make it easier if you're suddenly without water. >> reporter: it also provides water to san jose and half dozen other cities at the wholesale level. those water utilities have been formally notified that only 80% of requested water deliveries will be met this year. >> what most of them can do is turn to ground water and that's why we're hoping that the community will respond to our call for

> recycled water is usually used in irrigation, so household front yards, many highways, the irrigation system in front of highways and commercial buildings and many commercials want to use thcooli. >> reporter: the drought relief package goes beyond water inf infrastructure projects. tens of millions of dollars will also pay for food and housing for farm workers and other people directly impacted by the drought. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >>> nearly two dozen pg&e customers in los gatos are still without power. a large tree crashed to the ground yesterday afternoon snapping a power pole in half. the downed free blocked hutchinson road before it could be removed. power is expected to be restored by 3:00 this afternoon. >>> high winds are blamed for this overturned modular home in livermore on highway 580, it happened just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon near north greenville road. the road was closed for two hours. no one was hurt. >>> a portion of road in santa cruz will likely remain closed today after a heavy surf opened up a sinkhole. huge waves knocked out rocks from the sea cave and create

their winter meetings where they actually were training them on how to conserve water, new irrigation systemsnew forms of barley that the seeds are drought resistant. it's a big issue and they're spending more money on it. >> thank you very much, sara eisen. >>> speaking of booze, starbucks has been experimenting with selling alcohol, wine, and beer in some of its stores for a couple years. apparently it worked. they plan to do it everywhere. jane wells is all over this story. is it happy hour yesterday at starbucks? >> well, not yet, mandy. you know -- i'm out in the middle of nowhere and there is a starbucks. it's along the i-5. the line was out the door. soon i may be able to stop off there for a beer. starbucks has been testing wine and beer sales for the last few years. rolled it out to a couple dozen stores. i have been to one. they also sell special small plates of food at those stores. i have only seen a couple people drinking. starbucks wants to do this to get people to go there after, say, a movie, and they're rolling it out very slowly, maybe to 40 stores this year according to "us

. >> it's usual hi used in irrigation, household front yards and highway system irrigation and commercial buildings and we're finding that many commercial buildings want to use recycled water for cooling. >> reporter: but it goes beyond water infrastructure projects. it will pay for food and housing for farm workers and others impacted by the drought. >> nearly two dozen pg&e customers are without power tonight. a large tree snapped a power pole in half. the downed tree blocked hutchison road before crews could remove it. power is expected to be back on by midnight tonight. >>> high winds to blame for this overturned modular home today. it happened just before 3:00 p.m. near north greenville road. the road was closed for two hours. no one was hurt there. portion portion of road in san cruz will remain closed after a sinkhole opened up. public works crews shut down the street to assess the damage. one resident said that erosion has been a problem for years. >> through the years the places to park have eroded away. there are a lot of places where it is undercutting. >> eastbound west cliff

they're looking at irrigation system systems, even testing ways to breed barley that would be drought-resistante to save over 400 million gallons of water in three years. >> that woman is in charge of sustainability at millercoors. this company is not alone. the entire industry is facing this, working at this. they say they've reduced water in the brewing process by 19% in 2009. it's just not the beer industry. increasingly industries around the globe, even soda companies, are realizing that they're going to have to start conserving water because it's the life blood of this industry and it's going to be kreincreasingly becoming an interest. >> doing a live shot from her kitchen. unbelievable. >> there's a pretty nice beer selection. i'm not a big beer drinker but -- >> would you hold up for me some 16 ounce -- what is that. >> a chose a light version for you. >> not a silver bullet. >> coors light. >> good company, not my style. >> probably not your favorite. >> humans are also apparently 90% water. >>> how is the fed's tapering impacting the nation's pension plan? steve, welcome. >> thank you.

the department looking towards the partially irrigated system because we have some that are not irritatingecause of production programs so they are not qualify in that they are not really a try and program either. there's a small group of farmers that have individual written agreements providing the type of protection. part of the problem has been it's been difficult to get the data that would allow us to have an overarching policy that would be sound as a legitimate insurance product but with the experience that we are having in the individual instruments we hope to be able to get to a point and obviously when and if we get the adequate foundation we will look at that. there's alsthere is also withinm bill an opportunity to take a look at the irrigated and vomit irrigated policies. >> thank you mr. chairman. i would like to shift to an issue. i'm a returning peace corps volunteer and certainly interested in the food for peace program. i've seen a shift in the world's ability to deal with food delivery. what we essentially have is a feeding program to help impoverished areas but it's been

there will be handy cap paths, tennis and basketball courts, modern irrigation and an electrical system. >> the fact you have a place for kids and residents coming together pulling it together is spirit of community. >> half of the 16 acre park will remain open at all times during the renovation. >>> three people are lucky to be alive tonight after an avalanche buried a home in snow and debris. dozens of residents dug for an hour before pulling an eight-year-old boy from the deep snow and then a retired university professor was able to survive in a small air nokt a chimney. his wife was found still in critical condition. >> i was sitting watching tv and felt the rumble and looked out side and the house was gone. >> a snow boarder in a restricted area triggered that slide. authorities warn the mountain snow remain unstable. >>> right now we want to check in what is going on around here with our weather. >> we have had a lot of snow here over the last few days. snow totals for this last storm going back to friday morning through right now about 40 inches of new snow. about 171 inches sinc

chairman, did the department look into a partially irrigated system? because we've got farmers who are not fully irrigating because of drought or irrigation reduction programs and so they're not qualifying for the irrigation program but they're not really a dry land program either. >> currently there are a small group of farmers who have individual written agreements providing that protection. part of the problem is it's been hard getting the data that would help us be actuarial sound and be a legitimate insurance product, but with the experience we're having with the individual agreements we hope to get to a point and obviously when and if we get the foundation, we will look at that. there is also within the farm bill an opportunity for us to take a look at irrigated and unirrigated policies. >> mr. farr. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to shift to an issue on food for peace. i'm a return peace corps volunteer and certainly interested in the food for peace program. i've seen in the years since i've returned from the peace corps a real shift in the

these were both taken in the same month, the month of july, which is kind of the height of the irrigation system -- season. 3% was what was left in elephant butte reservoir. it literally doesn't even look like the same place. the northern extent of the reservoir has been dry land for much of the year in this photo. this has enormous ramifications for agriculture in our state and for other industries that use and rely on that water. farmers and ranchers are often first to see the effects of extreme weather, and a 2012 study found that by 2020, new mexico agriculture and ranching will lose $73 million annually due to climate change. you can layer that on to the $48 million we talked about a little while ago from impacts to the winter ski season, and you start to see the very real cost of not doing anything about climate change. the agriculture sector is incredibly vulnerable due to the sustained threat to the water supply to soil and vegetation from sustained drought. livestock levels in many areas of new mexico were 1/5 of normal levels last year due to the scarce storage. so the year after year

this complex irrigation system uses millions of liters of water every day fifteen different wells supplywater plants connecting them is a challenge but his ancestors came up with a solution as the thirteenth century survival has been a continuing battle for many hundreds of years. it's been estimated that there are more than one hundred varieties of date in two news here alone many believe that these fruits of the palm contain everything you need for life and people could survive for some time on nothing but dates. the perfect food for an emetic lifestyle that lights nutritious and can withstand the harsh desert sun. can do is people have lunch at noon after prayers today they'll have only a quick snack there's no time to waste because the festival is about to begin. camels are fed a special diet including wild millet grass and even olive oil on the morning before the race the camels will be treated to a little water an apple and an orange orange is a thought to be particularly good for camels although strangely the animals don't seem to like them it's no easy task to stop a camel spacin

we use those wells for pulling ground water out irrigating the golden gate park system.se will be converted over to this program which is called wsap. that phase two program and i don't want to go -- it won't happen until puc moves forward and implements their recycled water program. so once conversion is done, that program presented will take those two wells pumping irrigation water and convert them to domestic water use. i know you have a thick packet of paper there. the focus of your approval action is actually in the resolution, which is right behind the staff report. it's two or three page. i'm not going to go through the details. i'm assuming that you read through the action and approval. i'm going to turn it over to jeff and go through the light presentation and answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. >> good morning commissioners, good morning general manager, thanks dan for your introduction. this will largely be the same presentation i gave two weeks ago to the operations committee, so i apologize commissioner, bruel for the repetition. >> no need to a

handicap accessible paths, tennis and basketball courts, better bathrooms and better irrigation and electrical systems. >> and the fact that you've got families with kids and dog owners and bike folks and tennis players and our arts advocates and our disabled advocates coming together to pull this together is an incredible testament to the spirit of community. >> at least half of the 16-acre park will remain open at all times during this much-anticipated renovation. >>> 42 thousand books. that's a lot of books. and that's how many were handed out in san francisco yesterday. it was the first book giveaway of its kind in san francisco and teachers lined up around the block on 15th and bryant street in the city to get books, new books for their students. a bay area union and nonprofit teamed up with books on wheels and organized this event for teachers of low income students. >> teachers know intuitively that when students have books at home that they enjoy reading, they do better in the classroom, so we're very excited about this event. >> what types of books were given out, you might be wondering? fict

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handicapped-accessible paths, tennis and basketball courts, better bathrooms and modern irrigation and electrical systemsth kids and dog owners and tennis players and disabled coming together to pull this together is an incredible testament to the spirit of community. >> and the park is staying open at least in part. the two-stage project will keep at least half of the 16-acre park open to the public while it is being renovated. >>> governor jerry brown is taking action to hope those affected by the drought. today he signed two bills that provide nearly $700 million in drought relief funding. the money will fund housing and food for workers directly affected by the drought and some projects aimed at capturing water more efficiently. and the million dollars will go to a public awareness campaign to inform residents how they can save water. back in january governor brown declared a drought state of emergency and directed state officials to prepare for water shortages. >>> in a roundabout way the drought is a big reason why parts of southern california are on alert again tonight. the recent downpours brough

firefighters say the water main belongs to the system used for irrigation. the reason nearby residents never had their water turned off. that street by the way remains open to traffic. >>> a family in marin is continuing to search for a 93- year-old man missing for five days. robert davis was seen by his daughter on wednesday night after the two had dinner in corte madera. she said she watched him drive away towards san rafael but -- but he never arrived at the retirement where he lives. police have been searching for him ever since. >> because it was a rainy evening, the glare from headlights, the rain coming down that maybe he missed his turnoff and confusion set in. >> ground and air searches have turned up no sign of the 2001 silver toyota camera davis was driving. it has a rusted dent on the right front bumper and a missing hubcap. hundreds of fliers have been posted throughout the county. >>> well, happening today, the man accused of snatching a 9- year-old girl from a school bathroom in san mateo then assaulting her he's due in court. police say 26-ye

>> the saline spray, same idea, keep the science cavities irrigated, get the pollen out of your system us talk about hepa filters, important for removing pollen from your home, not only as a air purifier, but vacuum cleaner. >> you need to put one in every room, that's expensive. >> you can usually put them in your central unit. you can put a hepa filter in your central unit and have one in your vacuum cleaner. >> there are foods that can help you if you are an allergy sufferer. >> one thing you want to do is go through the colorful fruits and vegetables and dark leafy greens. the antioxidants in the foods are going to help you. >> let me walk you through this. we have this whole table full of great allergy fighting foods. pineapple, natural antihistamine, clarsitin stimulates the immune system. >> that's in apples. >> that's in apples. the omega 3 fats. we talk about them all the time, they have a allergy prevention. chia seeds are the new super food. >> tell us about what is at the end. >> here at the end are the things we want you to avoid. really lower sugar. >> sugar. >> want to k

also obligated under the raker act that allowed us to build the system on public lands to provide power to modesto and turlock irrigationistrict. that's what you see in that red bar. so, we're obligated to provide that power to them to the extent we have it available, up to their municipal and agricultural pumping demands. and we must under the raker act sell it to them at our cost. so, we're not allowed to make money off of them because they had superior water rights on the tuolumne when we built the system. >> does that fluctuate year to year what we provide to modesto and turlock? >> yes, it is based purely on regeneration. but once we meet our own needs, if we have generation in excess of that, we are required to call them up every day and say, do you want power? and if they say yes, we give it to them -- we sell it to them if it's available up to their municipal and agricultural pumping loads. and we have more beyond that, we can sell it in the open market for whatever the price is that day. >> so, has that changed, what we see year to year, is it dramatic or is it pretty relatively flat? >> it's very water depende

>> it's a dedicated delivery system for recycled water to use for irrigation. >> reporter: so you'reelling me here in pleasanton for the first time ever we are going to start using recycled water? >> yes. >> reporter: wow. how do we use this? >> we are going to be bringing it in from the treatment plant next door and irrigating our soccer fields here at val vista park. >> reporter: he was in healdsburg recently and i know they are trying the same program. if you go to any neighborhood and see this, what does it mean? >> it means it's recycled water. >> reporter: any community from dublin to healdsburg to livermore to napa? >> yes. >> reporter: we are going to be watering our soccer fields with recycled water. >> it begins in the next couple of weeks and saving 32 million gallons a year by using this recycled water instead of potable water. >> reporter: 32 million per gallons a year in pleasanton. >> yes. >> reporter: are other communities doing this? >> we are actually the last to implement it. >> reporter: wahoo, pleasanton! if you want to know more about the recycled water program

irrigation as well as the puc because we have a lot of land scaped areas. people are working on this quite well together. one of the things about the system again that is old that we've been actively working on the 4.6 water system improvement program and i'm happy to report that's 80 percent complete to address current and future system needs. those are aimed at increasing reliability. during the rim fire, for example, our improvements at the snow valley treatment plan is more reliable in case we have to filter the supply. if we had to filter it we can do it reliably at the treatment plant. that's what we are doing now going forward this year if we need to filter the cherry lake supply. these kinds of things are what we are doing going forward. on the state at legislature fund, there are three areas we are funding one is the cherry lake canal and we can bring it over and put it into the hetch hetchy aqueduct. that is last used in 1988, the last drought we had. it was the water supply. a lot of it was burned during the rim fire and we are developing a project that we want to get done by october 1st this year to rehabilitate that to put it