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Legislators call for statewide drought emergency
• Newsom declares drought for counties where he grows grapes
Canal through Ceres
Irrigation water is flowing in the Ceres Main Canal now that area farmers are solely dependent upon it to keep crops alive. - photo by Jeff Benziger
As dry conditions persist locally and throughout California for a second straight year, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, April 21 declared a drought emergency — but only in two of the state’s counties.