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7A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • MONDAY , AUGUST 3 , 2015 P o l l : Am e r i c a n s f a v o r f a rm e r s a n d f o o d d u r i n g d r o u g h t l im i t d ev e lop e r s to bu i ld ing on ly in p l a c e s w i th an ad equ a t e , long - t e rm w a t e r supp ly . Th e advo c a cy g roup Food & W a t e r W a t ch h a s u r g ed Gov . J e r ry B rown to p l a c e a mo r a - r to r ium on g roundw a t e r u s e fo f i r r ig a t ing c rop s in som e p a r t s o th e h e av i ly f a rm ed S an Jo aqu in V a l l ey . C a l i fo rn i a d i r e c to r Ad am - - du c t ion bu t th e g roup b e l i ev e s “w e s imp ly don ’ t h av e th e w a - t e r ” to suppo r t c rop s in som e d rough t s t r i ck en r eg ion s . D av id Abbo t t h a s w i tn e s s ed th e to l l in h i s hom e town . Th e r e s id en t o f W in ton , C a - l i f . , in th e h e a r t o f th e s t a t e ’ s C en t r a l V a l l ey f a rm b e l t , h a s B y M ICHAEL R . BLOOD and A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s LOS ANGELES — Wh en w a t e r g e t s s c a r c e and th e gov - e rnm en t s l ap s r e s t r i c t ion s on i t s th e sp igo t ? F a rm e r s , a c co rd ing to an A s so c i a t ed P r e s s -G fK po l l . Th e n a t ion a l su rv ey p rov id e s a g l imp s e in to how Am e r i c an s th ink w a t e r shou ld b e m an ag ed a t a t im e wh en abno rm a l ly d ry th e coun t ry , and w a t e r sho r t ag e s in som e s t a t e s h av e l ed to con - and how mu ch . Two - th i rd s o f Am e r i c an s b e - l i ev e w a t e r i s a l im i t ed r e sou r c e th a t c an b e d ep l e t ed i f p eop l e u s e too mu ch , th e po l l found , and 70 pe r c en t b e l i ev e th a t gov e rnm en t shou ld r e s t r i c t how mu ch r e s i - d en t s and bu s in e s s e s u s e wh en d rough t t ak e s ho ld . Wh en a sk ed to r a t e th e im - po r t an c e o f comp e t ing n e ed s wh en w a t e r i s s c a r c e , 74 p e r c en t s a id ag r i cu l tu r e shou ld b e a top o r h igh p r io r i ty , fo l low ed by r e s id en t i a l n e ed s (66 p e r c en t ) , w i ld l i f e and e co sy s t em s (54 p e r - c en t ) and bu s in e s s and indu s t ry (42 p e r c en t ) . T o Ch e ry l H end r i ck s in pa r ch ed C a l i fo rn i a , i t ’ s s imp l e : T o pu t food on th e t ab l e “w e r e ly on ag r i cu l tu r e . ” “ I t ’ s g e t t ing k ind o f s e r iou s wh en you a r e no t g iv ing w a t e r to peop l e who a r e p rodu c ing food , ” s a id H end r i ck s , 63 , o f R an cho Cu c among a , abou t 40 m i l e s e a s t o f down town Lo s Ang e l e s . Sh e and h e r hu sb and a r e t ak - ing sho r t e r show e r s and r emov - ing l awn in r e spon s e to C a l i fo r - n i a ’ s fou r -y e a r d rough t , bu t fo r Ch r is Ca r lson /AP Pho to In th is Nov . 14 , 2006 , f i le pho to , a wo rke r ad jus ts the i r r iga t ion sys tem tha t bo rde rs the Sonny Bono Sa l ton Sea Na t iona l W i ld l i fe Re fuge in Ca l ipa t r ia , Ca l i f . When wa te r ge ts sca rce and the gove rnmen t s laps res t r ic t ions on i ts use , fa rme rs shou ld be f i rs t in l ine a t the sp igo t , acco rd ing to an Assoc ia ted P ress -G fK po l l re leased Monday , Aug . 3 , 2015 . A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s g row e r s and r an ch e r s “ i t ’ s mo r e c i t i e s , bu s in e s s e s and ag r i cu l - impo r t an t fo r th em to h av e i t . ” tu r e . Som e commun i t i e s h av e b e en g iv en n in e mon th s to cu t th e i r u s e by 36 p e r c en t com - p a r ed to 2013 l ev e l s . to run ag a in s t c r i t i c i sm o f f a rm - N e v a d a ’ s L a k e M e a d , t h e ing p r a c t i c e s th a t d em and v a s t l a r g e s t r e s e r v o i r i n t h e c o u n t r y , i s amoun t s o f w a t e r . In C a l i fo rn i a , h o v e r i n g n e a r i t s h i s t o r i c l ow w a - fo r ex amp l e , ag r i cu l tu r e a c - t e r m a r k a n d r e s i d e n t s i n t h e L a s coun t s fo r 80 p e r c en t o f a l l w a - V e g a s a r e a h a v e l im i t s o n l aw n t e r d r awn f rom r iv e r s , s t r e am s w a t e r i n g . I n O a k r i d g e i n w e s t e r n and th e g round . 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T o m ak e c i t i e s , i t ’ s now i l l eg a l to w a t e r up th e d i f f e r en c e , w a t e r m an ag - l awn s and g a rd en s ou t s id e o f e r s a r e pump ing g roundw a t e r app rov ed d a t e s and t im e s . Tho s e f rom w e l l s n e a r th e Co lumb i a R iv e r . Th a t app ro a ch i s now com - And in A sh l and , c i ty wo rk - mon in C a l i fo rn i a , wh i ch i s in e r s a r e c a rp e t ing s t r e e t m e - th e fou r th y e a r o f th e d rough t . PORTLAND — A d e ep en - - w e s t i s fo r c ing som e c i t i e s , f a rm s and s t a t e ag en c i e s to cu t ba ck on w a t e r u s e . E l ev en c i t i e s and town s a c ro s s O r egon h av e impo s ed som e fo rm o f w a t e r con s e rv a - t ion , Th e O r egon i an r epo r t ed . Tho s e r ang e f rom s imp ly a sk ing r e s id en t s to ex e r c i s e r e s t r a in t to - on e who tu rn s on th e ho s e w i th - ou t p e rm i s s ion . L ak e O sw ego w an t s r e s i - d en t s to a im fo r a 10 p e r c en t r e - du c t ion in w a t e r u s e , and a w a t e r con s e rv a t ion i s t i s go ing hou s e to hou s e to h e lp p eop l e c r a f t w a t e r - w i th th e d rough t on a long - t e rm b a s i s . I don ’ t th ink a lo t o f p eo - p l e r e a l i z e how b ad i t r e a l ly i s . ” E a r l i e r th i s mon th , th e Hou s e p a s s ed R epub l i c an -b a ck ed l eg - i s l a t ion d e s ign ed to b r ing mo r e w a t e r to C a l i fo rn i a ’ s f a rm b e l t . R epub l i c an s h av e b l am ed som e cu tb a ck s on env i ronm en t a l r egu l a t ion s d e s ign ed to p ro t e c t s a lmon and th e th r e a t en ed D e l - F e in s t e in h a s p ropo s ed sp end ing $1 .3 b i l l ion ov e r a d e c ad e fo r r e s e rvo i r s , d e s a l in a t ion p ro j e c t s and w a t e r r e cy c l ing . A c co rd ing to th e su rv ey , R e - pub l i c an s a r e s l igh t ly mo r e l ik e - ly th an D emo c r a t s to c a l l w a t e r fo r ag r i cu l tu r e a top p r io r i ty , 81 p e r c en t to 74 p e r c en t , r e sp e c - t iv e ly . D emo c r a t s w e r e mo r e l ik e ly th an R epub l i c an s to s e e w a t e r fo r w i ld l i f e and e co sy s - t em s a s a top n e ed , 61 p e r c en t to 49 p e r c en t . Th e r e w a s l i t t l e v a r i a t ion in r eg ion s a round th e n a t ion in p i ck ing top p r io r i t i e s . Th e po l l a l so found mo s t e r i c an s — n e a r ly 80 p e r c en t th a t i s d i s app e a r ing . C a l i fo rn i a Am ink gov e rnm en t shou ld D emo c r a t i c U .S . S en . D i ann e — th p en a l t i e s to w a t e r b i l l s to d i s - su ad e con sump t ion . E a r l i e r th i s w e ek in O r egon , Gov . K a t e B rown o rd e r ed a l l s t a t e ag en c i e s to l im i t w a t e r u s e in an e f fo r t to r edu c e th e s t a t e gov e rnm en t ’ s w a t e r bud - g e t by 15 p e r c en t ov e r th e n ex t D i an a En r igh t o f th e O r egon W a t e r R e sou r c e s D ep a r tm en t s a id th e ag en cy i s sh a rp en ing i t s fo cu s on long - t e rm w a t e r con s e rv a t ion , g iv en th e s t rong ev id en c e th a t O r egon ’ s d ay s and f a rm wo rk e r s end up job l e s s . F r i end s ’ w e l l s h av e gon e d ry . In C a l i fo rn i a , f a rm e r s h av e s e en a l lo c a t ion s o f w a t e r f rom d r iv e r s and r e s e rvo i r s s l a sh e by gov e rnm en t ag en c i e s in amoun t s g r e a t e r th an a t any o th e r t im e in C a l i fo rn i a h i s to ry , d fo r c ing m any to t ap d ep l e t e g roundw a t e r sou r c e s o r buy i t at h igh p r i c e s . 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Fo r h i s p a r t , h e ’ s w a t e r ing l e s s ou tdoo r s a t hom e , h a s ch ang ed show e r h e ad s to con s e rv e an d w a i t s to g e t a fu l l lo ad o f d i r ty l aund ry b e fo r e tu rn ing on th e w a sh ing m a ch in e . “ I know i t ’ s h a rd wh en w e don ’ t h av e w a t e r , ” s a id Abbo t t , who l iv e s am id f a rm s and a l - mond o r ch a rd s . “Th ey s ay w e a r e go ing to h av e a r e a l w e t w in - t e r , bu t I don ’ t th ink th a t ’ s go ing to b e enough . ” o f abund an t snowp a ck and com fo r t ab l e summ e r s a r e num - b e r ed . “W e s t o f th e C a s c ad e s , w e s e e O r egon — and th e r e s t o f th e coun t ry s e e s O r egon — a s a r a iny p l a c e , ” En r igh t s a id . “ I f i t ’ s no t th a t r a iny , snowy p l a c e anymo r e , wh a t do e s th a t n ew wo r ld look l ik e ? ” B rown h a s a l so d e c l a r ed d rough t em e rg en c i e s in 23 o f O r egon ’ s 36 coun t i e s , a mov e th a t g r an t s th e s t a t e w a t e r d e - p a r tm en t g r e a t e r au tho r i ty to r egu l a t e w a t e r r igh t s and qu a l - w a t e r sho r t ag e p l an s . And in V an couv e r , B .C . , r e s id en t s a r e fo rb idd en f rom w a t e r ing p l an t s o r w a sh ing c a r s . Som e f a rm i r r ig a to r s h av e a l so b e en to ld to u s e l e s s w a t e r . Su r f a c e w a t e r i r r ig a to r s a long th e K l am a th B a s in ’ s Sp r agu e R iv e r h av e b e en to ld to tu rn o ff th e i r sp igo t s . Anyon e e l s e in th e b a s in w i th w a t e r r igh t s ob t a in ed d a f t e r 1905 h a s b e en r egu l a t e o f f to s av e w a t e r fo r s en io r w a - t e r u s e r s . And th r e e i r r ig a t ion d i s t r i c t s — two in Hood R iv e r and on e in Co rb e t t — h av e a sk ed o r o r - d e r ed th e i r m emb e r s to u s e l e s s . f ed e r a l a s s i s t an c e . Ag r i cu l tu r e and indu s t ry In W a sh ing ton s t a t e , s ev e r a l ak e up th e bu lk o f th e s t a t e ’ s c i t i e s in c lud ing S e a t t l e , Ev e r - m e t t and T a com a h av e a c t iv a t ed C L A SSI F E I D MAR K ETPL A CE Pl ace cl as s i f i e d a d s onl i ne at www. dai l yas t o r i a n . c o m or cal l 503- 325- 3211 C L A S S I F E I D I N DE X ANNOUNCEMENTS 055 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ca re Cen te r s 035 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lo s t & Found 040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P e r sona l s 050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P ro fe s s iona l Se r v i ce s 061 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ban k rup t c y 285 -290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RV /T ra i le r Spa ce M ISCELLANEOUS 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewe l r y 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T oo l s & Hea v y Equ ipmen t 350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App l ian ce s 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F u rn i tu re & H H Good s OYMENT 365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An t ique s & Co l le c t ib le s EMPL 060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bab y s i t te r s , Ch i ld Ca re 375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M i s c . Fo r Sa le 070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He lp Wan ted 379 -395 . . . . . . . . Swap Mee t s & Ga rage Sa le s 080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W o r k Wan ted 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M i s c . W an ted 4 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M u s i c a l I n s t r um e n t s INSTRUCT ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A r t s & C ra f t s 095 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S choo l s & Edu ca t ion 430 408 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mu s i c L e s son s AN IMALS /L IVESTOCK 460 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An ima l Boa rd ing F INANC IAL -Ha y -G r a in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F e ed 105 -106 . . . . . . . . . . Bu s ine s s Fo r Sa le - S a le s Op 470 4 7 5 - 4 9 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A n im a l - L i v e s t o c k 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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