date:Feb 07, 2014
s, farms and businesses, Ted Page, president the Kern County Water Agency's board, said in a statement.
While many areas of the county will continue to rely on ground water to make up at least part of the difference, some areas have exhausted their supply, he added.
California's $61 billion wine industry is especially vulnerable. While the conditions will not be too damaging on the 2014 crop, it could damage the buds appearing for 2015, as it takes two years for a vine to bear fruit. A drought