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Water agency steps up search for more supplies (Union Tribune, March 16)

FALLBROOK: Future of agriculture industry on the line as water woes play out (North County Times, March 15)

Few sellers lining up for Drought Water Bank (Oroville MR, March 14)

February storms provide relief (Western Farm Press, March 12)

Ordinance limits water use for growers in Camarillo, Somis and Moorpark areas (Ventura County Star, March 11)

In an unusual step, state board warns water-right holders (California Farm Bureau Federation, March 11)

Dan Walters: New reservoirs would have caught California rain (Sacramento Bee, March 8)

Climate change accelerates water hunt in U.S. West (Reuters, March 10)

Lack of water leads to more land fallowing (California Farm Bureau Federation, March 4)

California farms, cities warned they may lose access to state's creeks, rivers (Sacramento Bee, March 3)

Wet February helps water supply, but not enough (Chronicle, March 3)

State's in a drought, but it's not the worst ever (LA Times, March 3)

Storms help, don't end drought (Contra Costa Times, March 2)

AGRICULTURE: Avocado, citrus may be on the way out; drought, cutbacks, price increases could deal final blow (North County Times, March 1)

California's Water: A Vanishing Resource; state of emergency expands in hopes of relieving drought (Union-Tribune, February 28)

Lawmakers seek billions to expand, improve California's water supply (LA Times, February 27)

Water shortage no surprise in the south (Capital Press, February 26)

California's drought may be worst on state record (Hanford Sentinel, February 24)

Likelihood of no water alarms CVP farmers (California Farm Bureau Federation, February 25)

State, federal water allocations cut (Appeal Democrat, February 21)

Feds: Less water for California agriculture this year (LA Times, February 20)

Federal water forecast is grim for some Valley farms: Not a drop (Sacramento Bee, February 20)

Storm fills reservoirs - drought fears persist (San Francisco Chronicle, February 23)

Rain: Saving it for a sunny day includes easy conservation measures (Sacramento Bee, February 21)

Voluntary water conservation declared (Union-Tribune, February 21)

Sloshy days not much of a drought-buster (Sacramento Bee, February 23)

Water officials say they violated Delta flow standard to aid salmon (Sacramento Bee, February 20)

Storms not enough to end water worries (San Francisco Chronicle, February 18)

IID: Farmer actions endanger allotment (IV Press Online, February 17)

Peripheral canal — What would it do to Thornton? Some residents worry it could destroy farmland (Lodi News-Sentinel, February 17)

Forecasters hope coming storms nurture a 'Fabulous February' (Sacramento Bee, February 13)

San Diego's Plan Hits Water Savers, Hogs Evenly (VoiceofSanDiego.org, February 12)

Rainfall too little, too late? Snowpacks still well below normal for this time of year (Capital Press, February 12)

Water debate delivers doom, not answers; environmentalists, ag square off over policy at FSU meeting (Capital Press, February 12)

Response to drought is dry run for a response to climate change (San Francisco Chronicle, February 11)

Rain not ticket out of woods; low snowpack numbers could still mean rationing later (Union-Tribune, February 10)

Southern California forecast: Calm before the next storm (LA Times, February 10)

Los Angeles mayor seeks water restrictions, rate hike (LA Times, February 10)

Eastern Municipal Water District passes mandatory use limits (Press-Enterprise, February 4)

Rain, snow on the way (Sacramento Bee, February 4)

Survey paints bleak picture of Sierra snowpack (Merced Sun-Star, February 4)

At least a foot of snow forecast for Sierra (Sacramento Bee, February 3)

Water watchers cast a wary eye (Sacramento Bee, February 2)

 

 

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