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IRRIGATION Southern California to start stringent water restrictions


California is unfortunately no stranger to drought.


Te state is in the midst of its three driest


years in history, and its months of usual pre- cipitation — January, February and March — were among the driest California has ever seen, according to drought.gov.


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IA, CLCA, NALP webinar tackles California water restrictions


More than 600 people attended a June 6 webinar co- hosted by the IA, CLCA and NALP, which broke down California’s new water restrictions.


Oregon joins PRS legislation list


Molly McDowell Dunston, owner of Water Whys Irrigation in Bend, Oregon, provides her thoughts on Oregon’s new PRS legislation.


Quick takes Exmark celebrates new headquarters


After a nearly two-year wait, Exmark, Beatrice, Ne- braska, hosted a ribbon cutting and open house at its new corporate headquarters in the Beatrice Industrial Park on April 26. Te facility was finished in late 2019. Te public celebration took place in conjunc- tion with Exmark’s 40th anniversary.


Bobcat to build new Minnesota plant


Bobcat Company, West Fargo, North Dakota, will construct a new assembly plant in Rogers, Min- nesota, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Tis investment will add an additional 225,000 square feet in production capacity and enable the company to streamline efficiencies across its manu- facturing footprint in the Midwest region.


Franklin Electric relocates Tennessee operations


Franklin Electric Co. Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, relocated its Rossville, Tennessee, manufacturing plant operations to Olive Branch, Mississippi, due to continued growth and performance. Te move marks an expansion in capabilities and inventory with five times the production area, six times the shipping and inventory capacity, and four times the production capacity.


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In response, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the water whole- saler that provides water to Southern California, declared an emergency water shortage April 26. Metropolitan’s member agencies, which include six major water providers and many cities and districts, are now required to enforce one of two options: Residents can only water outdoors once a week, or they have to keep their total water use below a specific target. Tese restrictions started June 1, impacting 6 million residents in areas of Los Angeles,


San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Maritza Fairfield, principal public affairs representative of the Metropolitan Water Dis-


trict, explains that Metropolitan imports 30% of its water supply from Northern California via the State Water Project, 25% from the Colorado River via the Colorado River Aqueduct that Metropolitan owns and operates, and the rest from local supplies that are developed by the local agencies. “We’re seeing severe drought on both systems’ imported water supplies,” Fairfield says.


“But our most acute challenge is with our State Water Project supply. … We don’t have the water that we need to meet demands this year.” Te decision to halt outdoor watering stemmed from how the bulk of water in Southern


California is used outdoors, Fairfield says. Residents of more inland areas that have larger landscapes and drier conditions can use up to 70% of their water outdoors. Metropolitan monitors water use for all of the agencies that are affected, and agencies


had to come up with an enforcement plan to make sure consumers follow the water restric- tions. If the agencies don’t implement enforcement plans, Metropolitan will levy a penalty to the agencies. Te Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, one of the six major water providers


to the area, released a statement April 26 saying that it would continue to work closely with Los Angeles officials and Metropolitan as Metropolitan finalized its emergency drought recommendations. Te city has been under phase 2 water restrictions for over a decade, and residential water use had been reduced to 111 gallons of water a day. “Additional water use restrictions should be balanced against the high level of conser-


vation that has already been achieved by LADWP customers,” according to the statement. “Conserving water must be accomplished region-wide.”


Read the full story on irrigationandlighting.org. ACQUISITION Dawn Industries acquires Hendrickson Bros


Dawn Industries Inc., Arvada, Colorado, acquired Hendrick- son Bros., Corona, California, effective May 20. “Don Hendrickson, looking to the future for both the


company and employees, decided next steps would be to see his legacy handed off to a similar manufacturer with compa- rable practices and beliefs,” says Gerri Murray, director of sales for Dawn Industries. “Te Hendrickson brothers have built an outstanding family business that embodies dependable cus- tomer service with operational reliability, and we are thrilled


to manufacture their complete line in our Colorado facility.” Assets and employees will be moved from Hendrickson’s Corona location to Dawn


Industries’ Colorado location. Te Hendrickson brand is a perfect complement to Dawn’s existing brand awareness in turf and ag irrigation products, says Murray. Hendrickson Bros. has been a source for pressure regulators, flow controls and drip manifolds for agricultural, commercial and residential landscape irrigation since 1970.


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