The Solution to California’s Thirst

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 11, 2009, Farmer Bill Koster sifts dirt through his hands on farmland he fallowed this past season because he had no water for irrigation, near Vernalis, Calif. A package of water measures to rebuild California's water system, passed by the Legislature last week, was touted to help provide farmers with more water. Yet the legislationwill not produce measurable results for farmers for years. Koster, who fallowed 600 acres of land due to drought and federal orders to reduce pumping water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, said if the drought continues he and many other farmers won't be in business by the time the legislation is implemented. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)