The News Review:

- Southern California water agency to cut supplies by 10%
- Portuguese water dogs popularity on rise in NJ
- Marchers will seek water for Valley

Southern California water agency to cut supplies by 10%
Los Angeles Times
Total storage in the Colorado River basin is also slightly better than last year. But a persistent drought in the basin has left the river’s reservoirs at 54% of overall capacity. Lake Mead which supplies Southern California is 46% full although it will get more water from upstream Lake Powell as the season progresses. Last year the Metropolitan Water District cut supplies to agricultural customers and it has suspended regional groundwater replenishment. All told agency officials said they will deliver roughly 20% less water than three years ago. The reduced deliveries have meant less sales revenue for the agency which is also facing rising costs. As a result the agency will hike its prices by nearly 20% in September — in addition to the penalty rates.

Portuguese water dogs popularity on rise in NJ
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Like the pillbox hats of Jackie Kennedy the breed of the bama family’s new “first puppy” Bo is poised to take off as a must-have in American households. New Jersey breeders report interest in the Porties as they’re warmly nicknamed has surged.
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Marchers will seek water for Valley
Fresno Bee
Environmentalists were careful not to criticize the march — but they said the coalition’s goals are misplaced. The west side should pour its energy into diversifying the economy away from large-scale irrigated agriculture said Mindy McIntyre water program manager at the Planning and Conservation League. “It’s unfortunate that so many are so dependent on such an unsustainable and unreliable water supply” she said. Many west side growers get their water from the delta a 700-mile maze of rivers tributaries and sloughs that is the hub of the state’s complex water delivery system.