1.0 link 168759 <![CDATA[Drought To Cut Off Federal Water To Calif. Farms]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/20/drought-to-cut-off-federa_n_168759.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. &mdash; Federal water managers said Friday that they plan to cut off water, at least temporarily, to thousands of California farms as a result of the deepening drought gripping the state.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials said parched reservoirs and patchy rainfall this year were forcing them to completely stop surface water deliveries for at least a three-week period beginning March 1. Authorities said they haven't had to take such a drastic move for more than 15 years.

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