Thursday Top of the Scroll: Storms bring pause for state drought orders in Modesto and beyond. They could return
The recent storms allowed California to suspend the drought curtailment orders that had been imposed during the summer. Cities and irrigation districts now are free to capture river runoff that had been unavailable because of the orders. Officials warned that they could fall back into place if the state gets another stretch of dry weather.
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