News Source: San Bernadino County Sun
| about 1 year ago
Local water wholesale and retail representatives weren't surprised by Schwarzenegger's decision. Coupled with the largest court-ordered restrictions on water transfers in state history, the governor and top water officials said residents and water...
News Source: Rocky Mount Telegram
| about 1 year ago
Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a statewide drought after two years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and a court-ordered restriction on water transfers. Schwarzenegger warned that residents and water managers must...
News Source: Sacramento Bee
| about 1 year ago
ov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared Wednesday that California is in a drought, a move that included no immediate conservation orders but may lead to more aggressive water-saving efforts in many parts of the state. Water experts said the declaration...
News Source: The Fresno Bee
| about 1 year ago
Shock waves also could spread throughout the local economy, experts say...Many growers on the Valley's west side will be shopping for extra water. Many will be pumping water from the ground and lowering the underground water table. In the region's...