Most drought-plagued Merced Irrigation District farmers will receive just 6 inches of water per acre during this year’s truncated irrigation season.
“People are used to having 3-plus acre-feet per acre over a seven-month season, so this is quite a cutback,” MID General Manager John Sweigard said Tuesday.
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