http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/where-might-funding-safe-drinking-water-flow <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">For the past 35 years, Sandra Garcia has picked grapes, plums and peppers on San Joaquin Valley farms. But when she returns to her home in the small, Tulare County community of Poplar, she’s reminded of agriculture’s impact on her drinking water.</span></p><p>She can’t drink it because it contains unhealthy levels of nitrates. And she can’t cook with it, because boiling water can concentrate the nitrate level. It’s a serious health issue for infants and pregnant women.</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:19:39 +0000 Rebecca Plevin 14388 at http://kvpr.org Where Might Funding For Safe Drinking Water Flow From? http://kvpr.org/post/report-cleanup-nitrate-pollution-fee-fertilizer-sales <p></p><p>The State Water Resources Control Board is recommending that California fund efforts to mitigate nitrate pollution through a statewide fee on fertilizer.</p><p>In a report to the Legislature, the board said that groundwater nitrate pollution in the Tulare Lake Basin and Salinas Valley is likely to get worse in the future, and a dedicated funding stream is needed to address the problem.</p><p>Agricultural fertilizer and confined animal facilities are considered some of the top sources of nitrate pollution.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:54:31 +0000 Joe Moore 11086 at http://kvpr.org Report: Cleanup Nitrate Pollution With Fee on Fertilizer Sales