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California land quickly sinking in drought costs farmers

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By The Associated Press

FRESNO Calif. — Land in Central California's agricultural region is sinking so quickly because of the state's historic drought that it is forcing farmers to spend millions of dollars upgrading irrigation canals and putting roads, bridges and other infrastructure at risk.

The Central California Irrigation District recently spent $4.5 million to raise the walls of a canal, and the district's manager, Christopher White, says they're about to invest another $2.5 million to replace a bridge that's now below the canal's water line.

"It's a vivid picture of what. . .

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