Gleick on Drought Myths

In his SF Chronicle column, Peter Gleick says Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was given some misinformation on his recent trip to Fresno. Gleick says that three water myths have arisen during discussions of the drought:

• "Farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley are receiving "just 10 percent of their allocation this year."
• "Water shortages are causing massive new farm unemployment."
• "Farmers are bearing disproportional impacts of water shortfalls because of court rulings in favor of fish."