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Karla Nemeth, Director of the Department of Water Allocation, says we need to wait until April to get a clearer picture of California's water year.

San Joaquin Valley farmers are keeping an eye on water allocations after wet January.

BOISE (AP) — U.S. officials are seeking to invalidate Idaho laws passed over the last five years that create a path through the Idaho Department of Water Resources for ranchers to take control of federal public land instream water rights with a state-approved forfeiture procedure. The Idaho Legislature in court documents filed last month is […]

Further, yasmin, lake mead is the reservoir that was formed by hoover dam that's on the other side of that cliff. you can see with the call the bathtub ring. that would be if the lake was totally full. it would be at the top of that. we are 200 feet below that. where i'm standing, it used to be underwater, a couple of months ago. we got out of the water, yesterday, be assured there still is plenty of water. a lot of the problems come in downstream. 400 miles downstream in arizona where we spoke with nancy haywood, a third generation farmer. their water allocation is way down. all they can grow...

Water has more impact than losing money. >> it really gets the attention of people ignoring the drought. >> reporter: after a customer uses more than 150% of their water allocation for a time they'll be in line to get a simple but effective flow restrictor installed. >> this normally gets 25 to 30 gallons a minute. with a restrictor, your sink works fine. your shower works ogg. your irrigation will not work. >> reporter: here's water flowing normally. and here it is with the restrictor. >> it's not meant to be punitive. it's meant to tell people this drought is incredibly serious and what we n...