Water Rationing in California

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The U.S. state of California is going through the (1) ____________ drought in its history. Water supplies are now at (2) ____________ low levels. The state government has introduced many laws to try to prevent water shortages. California farmers have stepped in to do their (3) ____________ in helping to conserve water. California's agriculture sector has agreed to cut (4) ____________ on its water use by 25 per cent. This will be on a voluntary (5) _________. The agreement follows a move by California's governor Jerry Brown to cut water (6) _________ in cities by 25 per cent. This was introduced as an emergency (7) ____________ and it made many city (8) ____________ angry. They did not want to be the only people having to cut back on water. California's water system serves over 30 million people and irrigates nearly six million acres of (9) _________. It is the world's largest and most (10) _________ water system. It is also one of the most difficult systems because too many people want too (11) ____________ water. There is a great (12) ____________ for water in the state. Farmers say it is important they get water first because growing food is (13) _________. However, some crops, like almond trees, need a lot of water. People in the cities say they need water the most to be able to live. There is also demand from California's (14) _________ golf courses and for the swimming pools of the (15) ____________ people in the state. California's population will be almost 50 million people (16) ____________ the year 2020.

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