The water wars are heating up as drought conditions intensify in the state. A group of politicians and farming interests from the Central Valley held a media event in Fresno last week asking Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a drought emergency for the entire state. The pressure campaign is typical of the water battles that plague California when facing drought conditions. An emergency declaration would allow Newsom to sidestep some environmental laws and allow a greater allocation of water to farms. The governor already declared a drought emergency for the Russian River and Klamath Basin.
KFBK's Aubrey Aquino has more on the local impact that could be coming soon...