... suffered economically. It lost roughly about $2 billion but, the economic losses would have been far greater if farmers had been unable to pump much more ground water than usual or buy water from other farmers, ground water pumping replaced roughly 75 percent of the lost surface water ("Water for Farms" 2015). If the drought continues we could see an ... Environment" 2015). The low flows in Sacramento San Joaquin delta led to poor water quality due to the drought. The low flows in the rivers and streams affects many animals that live in them or use the water as a resource. In fall 2014 ...

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