Water Stewardship in a California Winery: In 2014, the small winery of Blossom Hill in the central coast of California experienced a dramat...

Published on December 31, 2015 11:30 by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG

Water Stewardship in a California Winery: In 2014, the small winery of Blossom Hill in the central coast of California experienced a dramatic reduction in water from its groundwater wells, severely limiting the amount available for production and threatening the viability of the entire operation At the time, the winery -- along with the rest of California – was experiencing the third straight year of drought. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzu-bae4EtA

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Hi, First of all, happy new year!.Unfortunately the video is not available.Chile is suffering the effects of climate change and it is expected that winery industry have to move to areas where water and soil can give sustainability to the industry. They call it "transformation of crops", from eucalyptus forest to wine grapes.

Commented on January 2, 2016 13:15 by Simon Bruna, Head of Trasparency and Citizen Participation Unit at Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SISS)