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California Water: Will Thirsty Interests Divert More Water?

Clip: 8/2/2012 | 8m 54s

California Water Wars: Will Thirsty Interests Divert More Water?

The San Joaquin delta is a merging spot of rivers, sloughs, and canals, where water and snow from the Sierra Nevada Mountains flows to the Pacific Ocean. But there are some residents, especially farmers, who worry that thirsty interests will divert more of their water and ruin their livelihoods. Spencer Michels reports.

08/02/2012

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