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• Valley water agencies look at farming contamination

  Valley water agencies look at farming contamination

  California failed to protect the San Joaquin Valley from fertilizer, dairy and septic contamination now threatening drinking water from thousands of wells, says the leader of the responsible state agency.

• UC study: Cropland threatens drinking water for 250,000 in Valley

  UC study: Cropland threatens drinking water for 250,000 in Valley

  A growing sea of underground pollution from farm fertilizers and dairy waste threatens drinking water for a 250,000 people from Fresno to Bakersfield, a new University of California study shows.

• Tainted water could be rerouted to crop fertilization

  Tainted water could be rerouted to crop fertilization

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• Pesticide TCP omitted from Fresno Co. water reports

  Pesticide TCP omitted from Fresno Co. water reports

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