harvey bailey is a third generation fruit grower. he's never experienced a drought like this one. all the trees in his huge orange plantation have withered. the total damage mounts to almost some 400,000 dollars. often the only remedy is to bulldoze them. the orange plantation has become unsustainable because of the lack of wtaer. the trees that have been ripped out will soon be shredded. bailey drives through his property twice a day to check on whether any ground water is flowing into the wells. >> it'll probably be half to three quarters of this pipe full. we need this water to irrigate 40 acres. 20 acres of baby trees. >> all this here?" >> all this here and 20 acres of mature trees over there. >> and is that enough?" >> no. it'll maybe keep em alive. >> because canals and rivers have dried up, there's only one solution for desperate farmers. in the golden state, people are drilling deep into the ground for liquid gold, not oil but water. for weeks, dennis rhodes has not been taking any new orders to drill wells. he already has a two-year waiting list. the groundwater is being