STATE : U.S. May Cut Calif. Water Flow
Federal authorities announced today that water deliveries will likely be cut by half to agencies serving more than 20,000 farms from Redding to Bakersfield, in one of the bleakest official forecasts since the drought of 1977.
The potential cuts, mostly agricultural, include water destined for two densely populated counties in the San Francisco Bay Area--Santa Clara and Contra Costa--where about 3 million people live. Both counties receive substantial amounts of federal water, although it is less than the amount those agencies obtain from the state.
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