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Water shortages affect entire communities
Bill Curtis By: Bill Curtis
9:38 PM Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Entire towns have been hit by the impact of farm water shortages, causing an economic downturn in many Central Valley counties.



. Without water, farmers cannot produce a crop. Without the crops, farm jobs evaporate and workers move on. That hurts businesses, schools and churches in rural communities. Local officials made that point this week at a congressional hearing in Fresno. Today (Wednesday), they will join farmworkers and farmers at a rally outside the state Capitol.


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