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Solano Irrigation District is an independent water district and a local governmental agency that provides safe and reliable water to farms, families and businesses. The district has entitlements for more than 151,000 acre feet of agricultural and domestic water. It maintains a professional staff of more than 95 employees. Solano Irrigation District has been operational for more than 60 years and is located in Vacaville, Calif.

Since 1935, the United States Department of Agriculture s Natural Resources Conservation Service, originally called the Soil Conservation Service, has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water and other natural resources. NRCS employees provide technical assistance based on sound science and suited to a customer's specific needs. The agency provides financial assistance for many conservation activities. Participation in its programs is voluntary. Its Conservation Technical Assistance program provides voluntary conservation technical assistance to land-users, communities, units of state and local governments, and other federal agencies in planning and implementing conservation systems. The agency reaches out to all segments of the agricultural community, including underserved and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, to ensure that its programs and services are accessible to everyone. It also manages natural resource conservation programs that provide environmental, societal, financial and technical benefits. Its science and technology activities provide technical expertise in such areas as animal husbandry and clean water, ecological sciences, engineering, resource economics and social sciences. The Natural Resources Conservation Service maintains an office in Davis, Calif.

The Public Works Department operates a variety of capital improvement projects that includes drainage, wastewater and transport systems. It also undertakes water and street-related projects. The department administers a Pollution Prevention Program for the protection of environmental integrity of various resources. It provides several apartment, business, school and household hazardous waste recycling, as well as backyard and worm composting services. The department maintains a traffic engineering division that investigates public safety-related issues and complaints. The Public Works Department is operated by the City of Davis in California, which also governs human resources, finance, fire, police, and parks and general services departments.