From the Maven’s Notebook

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Residents and advocates in the small community of Fairmead have been working for years to find ways to relieve pressure on the area’s aquifer to protect domestic wells… On Tuesday, Californians voted to approve Proposition 4, $10 billion in bonds for environmental projects. That includes $200 million for the state’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) which pays farmers and local agencies to put  farmland to less water intensive uses such as, solar, wildlife habitat, recreation and groundwater recharge basins. (more)