As if California didn’t have enough problems. Mother Nature is turning the heat up on “The Golden State.”  Many farm land areas are being battered by a severe drought, especially the Central Valley, (near Fresno), considered the country’s bread basket and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Across many counties unemployment is the highest in the country and with water shortages soon to become a harsh reality, farming towns are bracing themselves for what might be considered a return to the “Dust Bowl” era of the 1930’s. California’s drought conditions are going into its third year, no big deal to the sun drenched inhabitants of the nations wealthiest state. But what makes it different this time is a hard edged recession sequestering funds badly needed for irrigation and crop rotation. Adding more fuel to the fire is the many hyper-growth communities overtaxing the water district infrastructures. It’s time to reboot Cal’s life-giving waterways to cope with the this dry spell, so the next generation doesn’t get stuck with only crumbs from the basket.

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