It's another dry year for California farmers

For those of us who live on the other side of the country, using melted snow as a real source of water might sound strange. But in California, it's serious business when the snow pack is low. And, this year, according to a May 1 advisory from the California Department of Water Resources, the snow level is 71 percent below normal. Communities throughout the state have already begun voluntary rationing.

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