California's thirst is moving mountains

California is experiencing its driest year on record and reservoirs throughout the state have low water levels, but farmers continue to tap underground aquifers for crops.
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California's thirst is moving mountains

Ancient aquifers being overused, expert says

Margaret Munro, Calgary Herald/Postmedia News, June 24, 2014

California may be in the midst of a severe drought, but plump, juicy strawberries and raspberries continue to roll north by the truckload.

And they are still affordable despite predictions of price shocks for Canadian consumers who gobble up California fruits, veggies and nuts worth close to $2.4 billion a year.

The drought is severe - reservoirs are at record lows, wetlands are parched and rivers are so short of water that young salmon are being trucked hundreds of kilometres to help them out to sea.

But water is still flowing on many Californian fields, thanks in large part to groundwater.

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