San Joaquin Valley
January 17, 2008--GAO: Farmers owe feds more than $450M for Calif. water projects (Denver Post)
The report issued Thursday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says four large irrigation contractors owe the U.S.
December 2007--Nation's largest irrigation district buys Yolo County ranch (U.S. Water News Online)
The nation's largest irrigation district is buying 3,450 acres in southern Yolo County (CA) to restore wetlands and wildlife habitat and ease pressure on the state's wate
December 19, 2007--Water demand sinking SoCal valley (Washington Post)
This desert oasis east of Los Angeles sold itself for decades on water and all the luxury it brings: strings of emerald golf courses, lush resorts and manicured neighborhoods with sparkling pools.
November 7, 2007--Severe weather patterns produce drought (Final Call)
A season of abnormal weather patterns that has drawn severe flooding and firestorms in various U.S.
