DESPITE SEVERAL DAYS OF STEADY RAIN THIS WINTER,
ENOUGH TO FILL A FEW OF CALIFORNIA'S RESERVOIRS
TO THE THREEQUARTER MARK, THE IMPACT OF THE
CHRONIC WATER SHORTAGE IN OUR STATE HAS BEEN
FELT DEEPLY. DROUGHTWEARY RESIDENTS, PARTIC
ULARLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARE FEELING
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BY
PAULA VERGARA
Swimming
in the Drink
DROUGHT
AND DESALINATION:
A CONTROVERSIAL
APPROACH
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