06/13/2008 (5:53 pm)
Governor declares drought emergency
Citing drought conditions, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday declared a state of emergency in Sacramento County and eight other Central Valley counties.
The action builds on his statewide drought declaration last week. The regional proclamation orders state agencies to help public water agencies drill new wells or improve existing wells and water delivery systems. It also requires the state Department of Water Resources and state Water Resources Control Board to expedite water rights changes and water transfer requests, including the transfer of groundwater through the California Aqueduct to San Joaquin Valley farms bad credit payday advance.
DWR will work with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on "operational changes" to State Water Project facilities, including the San Luis Reservoir and southern California reservoirs, to permit additional water deliveries to the San Joaquin Valley.
The proclamation also covers San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties.
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