California Drought Cuts Water for Farming to Record Lows
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The severe drought in California is threatening more than $800 million in crop revenue as water needed for farming is at record lows, according to a report.
River water supplies for farms in California’s fertile Central Valley are down by about one third, according to a report today from University of California, Davis. Surface water is being replaced by pumped groundwater, a practice that may bring steeper crop losses in the future if the drought persists.