Water managers respond to deepening Yakima Basin drought - AgMinute for April 23, 2015

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Apr 23, 2015News & Politics

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has started drawing down Yakima Basin reservoirs and an irrigation district is rationing water — two signs the drought has taken hold. Click here for the full stories

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