Water Supply Outlook For 2016 Bleak, Say Officials

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – State officials say dozens of water agencies may only receive 10 percent of expected supplies, half of what they received last year through California’s massive system of reservoirs and canals.
The Department of Water Resources says that initial estimate could change, depending on the rain and snowfall this winter. The State Water Project supplies nearly two-thirds of California residents and irrigates nearly 1 million acres of farmland.
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