Officials will weigh whether to directly intervene, for the first time in state history, to stop aquifers from being wrung dry in the Central Valley.
Tag: San Joaquin Valley (Calif)
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As the Rains Ease in California, Many See the Damage Rise
While the storm slowed on Saturday, flooded rivers forced some residents to evacuate, while others surveyed the destruction that was left behind.
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Parched California Misses a Chance to Store More Rain Underground
Torrential rains could have helped to replenish depleted aquifers, but some say state bureaucracy, designed to distribute water fairly, has stood in the way.
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Chowchilla Kidnapper Granted Parole
Frederick Woods, 70, was one of three men convicted in the 1976 kidnapping in Chowchilla, Calif. The children and the bus driver escaped after being buried in a trailer for 16 hours.