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Proving illegal water grabs tough in California's drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's vast network of reservoirs, canals and rivers is among the world's most engineered water systems, but it is tough to prove when water is illegally siphoned...

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California Water Fines Loom Over Wasteful Residents Amid Historic Drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water regulators voted Tuesday to approve fines up to $500 a day for residents who waste water on lawns, landscaping and car washing, as a report showed that...

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California farmers offer voluntary water use cuts to combat record drought

FRESNO, Calif. _ Farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta who have California's oldest water rights are proposing to voluntarily cut their use by 25 per cent to avoid the possibility of even...

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California water cuts move to those with century-old rights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California farmers who hold rights to water that date as far back as the Gold Rush are bracing for their first state-ordered conservation in decades, as a record drought...

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California proposes historic $1.5M fine for taking water

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Monday proposed a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers accused of illegally taking water during the...

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Water restrictions in California set to tighten with record drought

Add comment Reprints + - In this photo taken Monday, May 18, 2015, a tractor tills the dry land on the acreage farmed by Gino Celli, near Stockton, Calif. Photo Credit: AP / Rich Pedroncelli...

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Court blocks water cutbacks for some California farmers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that California regulators violated some farmers' rights by telling them to stop diverting from rivers and streams, but the state says it can still punish...

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Dry California shows it's serious about enforcing water cuts

Click photo to enlarge In this photo taken July 15, 2015, water flows down a canal near Byron, Calif. The California State Water Resources Control Board said it's proposing a fine of $1.5 million...

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MANY FARMERS MISS DEADLINE TO REPORT WATER CUTS

SACRAMENTO A majority of farmers and others holding some of California’s strongest claims to water have missed a deadline to confirm they stopped pumping from rivers and streams during the drought,...

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California Farmers Volunteer To Give Up Some Water Rights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them...

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California water district challenges cutbacks in water for farms

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A water agency serving family farms in California's San Joaquin Valley breadbasket has sued the state over recent rules that demand cutbacks by...

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California farmers offer to give up some water, avoid cuts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them...

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California decision on farmer water cuts to apply broadly

A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them for more than a century. A...

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Decades-old water rights in California halted amid drought

Share PhotoReddit✉ FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, May 18, 2015, farmer Gino Celli checks salt from irrigation water that has dried on the land he farms near Stockton, Calif. California,...

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California Farmer Water Cutbacks Blocked By Judge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that California regulators violated some farmers' rights by telling them to stop diverting from rivers and streams, but the state says it can still punish...

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California farmers propose water cuts to avoid bigger pinch

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of their available water this year, sharing a resource that has been all but...

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California water use rises amid crippling drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians increased water consumption this year during the state's severe drought, despite pleas from the governor to conserve, fallowed farm fields and reservoirs that are...

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San Francisco told to stop taking some water during drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Regulators on Friday told San Francisco to stop taking some of the river water it routinely stores in the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. However, the city is far from having its taps...

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California Regulators Tell San Francisco To Stop Taking River Water

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Regulators on Friday told San Francisco to stop taking some of the river water it routinely stores in the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. However, the city is far from having its taps...

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Judge in drought-hit California blocks water cut orders for some farmers

By Victoria Cavaliere LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators violated the rights of some farmers by demanding mandatory water cutbacks without giving them a prior hearing, a state judge ruled on...

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Drought-ridden California faces decision on new water cuts

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Farmers along the river delta at the heart of California agriculture expected to get an answer Friday on their surprise offer to give up a quarter of their water this year in...

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California Water District Sues State Over Cutbacks During Drought

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19 (Reuters) - A water agency serving family farms in California's San Joaquin Valley breadbasket has sued the state over recent rules that demand cutbacks...

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Less water for farmers? Officials weigh options in California drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A group of California farmers, in a surprising turnaround, is volunteering to give up a fourth of its available water this year, sharing a resource all but guaranteed to them...

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What's next for California's historic water cuts in drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Most California farmers, water districts and others affected by the broadest water cutbacks with century-old water rights did not respond to state regulators. It's the latest...

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