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Massive water discovery ends California drought

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 1, 2009 at 7:36 am

Breaking news from A Verdant Life:

April 1, 2009 – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today lifted the state’s year-long drought emergency order on the news that an enormous water reservoir has been discovered along California’s western border.

Although the exact size of the aquifer has yet to be determined, reports indicate it may be hundreds of miles across and more than 10,000 feet deep, billions of gallons in total. “We are delighted to say, the drought is over,” Schwarzenegger proclaimed at a beachfront press conference, a gleaming drinking glass on his podium. “This discovery will provide enough water for every man, woman, child, farmer, rancher, business, school and park in our great state to live the California lifestyle without ever again worrying whether there is enough water to waste.”

California’s $36 billion agriculture industry applauded the announcement. “Our crops, orchards and ranches have been in decline for well over a decade now,” said Andrew Simon of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). “This [discovery] means we will be able to get back to our business of feeding the world.”

Indeed, the state’s farmers may be able to not only regain lost ground, but even expand into new markets: low lending rates, coupled with property foreclosures throughout the state, are fueling a new era of agricultural expansion as farmers buy entire subdivisions and convert them to arable land. “We’re processing a record number of loan applications,” said banker Toiya Dobrov, whose clientele includes family farms throughout the Central Valley. “Water is going to be the new gold.”

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April 1, 2009 · Filed Under Weird & Wacky Water News

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One Response to “Massive water discovery ends California drought”

  1. WaterSource on April 1st, 2009 1:15 pm

    A cruel hoax for CA … even on April fool’s day !

    Ironic that this sort of foolishness receives an article and a real fresh water Source of a million acre feet a year for the region seldom even receives an honorable mention.

    WaterSource waterrdw@yahoo.com

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