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Expert says drought to continue 9 more years

Wesley G. Hughes, Staff Writer

Article Created: 06/25/2008 08:52:42 PM PDT

Straighten your halo and conserve. Listen to the expert. We are at the end of a nine-year drought and the next nine aren't looking any better.

"Stop watering your driveway - nothing's going to grow on it anyway," says William Patzert, an oceanographer with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, a fast man with a quip and with advice.

Drought in California Forces Farmers to Spend on `Fire Water'

Bloomberg News -6/24/08

By Adam Satariano

California farmer Mike Wood has let $150,000 worth of cotton die. Barry Baker spent $2.5 million to obtain water rights on the open market to salvage his crops. Shawn Coburn is risking long-term damage to his land by pumping water from a 1,200-foot well.

Weekly E-News from ACWA here.

Chico Enterprise Record

Letter to Editor: Farmers won't lose in water wars

Article Launched: 06/15/2008 12:00:00 AM PDT

Your Tuesday editorial ("Capitol suffers drought of new ideas") correctly identified the key components of managing California's water crisis — water conservation, new water storage and a comprehensive water plan.

Water emergency declared in Kern County

The Bakersfield Californian | Thursday, Jun 12 2008 1:08 PM

Last Updated: Friday, Jun 13 2008 9:29 AM

A water emergency declared Wednesday means Kern County is essentially closed to cities or outside agencies looking to make new water deals here.

Time Magazine

Thursday, Jun. 12, 2008

Farmers vs. Fish Amid the California Drought

By Kristine Kloberdanz

Water District in Southern California Issues an Alert on Use

New York Times – 6/11/08

By Rebecca Cathcart

LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California issued a water alert on Tuesday, asking communities to modernize and toughen their water conservation rules.