lake orville is empty. with the levels low. bidders may beg for water. farmers who have the water may not have more to spare. >> it will not be a case where we have it. we have an infrastructure that survives if we keep farming. that's we do we farm. >> with farmers across the state changing the calculus and how little to plant. it may show the impact behind the farm to the table >>> kansas is the first state to ban a procedure commonly used in the second trimester of pregnancy. the governor signed the bill into law. it bars a procedure that critics describe as dismemberment abortion accounting for 9% of abortions. similar bills have been introduced. it is the communication gore for trust. he's considering challenging the law, and joins us. good to have you with us. the supreme court has a lot of series on restrictions. why do you ops this one. >> it changes the map on where the ban. in the second trimester, it doesn't act for many women, but it within the viability access that has been granted by the supreme court. >> are there a series of ways that abo

lake orville is half empty because of the drought. with reservoir levels low, bidders may beg for water, but the worst drought in a century means farmers that usually have the water may not have water to spare of the the cost climbs. >> we used to pay $200 to buy water from farmers. this year it cost $700 and there was little for sale. >> that's for each acre-foot or half an olympic style pool. extraordinary farmers may convince rice grows to forego planting. most places forbid that limiting the amount of water that can be sold. most here come from multifamily farmers that care about the industry. >> i don't think there'll be a case where we want to sell much because we have an infrastructure that survives if we farm. that's what we do. >> reporter: with farmers changing a calculus on how much to buy and sell and how much to plant, the drought may show the impact from the farm to the table >>> a new report on the 10 most at risk rivers in the united states has been released. pollution and mining are listed among the threats. so are da

. >> if we don't get full allocation from lake orville in our case, we won't sell anything. if we do get full allocation, which doesn't look like it will happen right now, we would sell, we would create the opportunity as a district to sell up 220%. >> it would mean the transfer of water from one drought plagued part of the state to another. here's what's holding up a deal. it's where the rice farmers draw their water. >> we're at lake orville, one of the major reservoirs in the state. look at the brown band behind me. that is actually a water mark. the top of that band is where the water level used to be. take a look at the house boats and how low they're sitting in the water. lake orville is half empty because of the drought. >> with levels so low bidders may bid for water but the drought means farmers who usually have that extra water might not have anymore to spare and the cost of water continues to climb. >> we used to pay $200 to buy water from familiarers. this year, it cost us $700 and there was very little for sale. >> that's for each acre foot or half an olympic si

this is lake orville in 2011, full lake, ample vegetation. this is now. water levels have plunged by 68%. here's another look at the same lake. this is before and this is after. jennifer london now on why the state is taking desperate measures. >> desperate times calling for desperate measures in the golden state. standing on the slopes of a bone dry ski area, california governor brown announced new mandatory wore restrictions. >> we're in a historic drought and that demands unprecedented action. >> the state was already reeling from away epic drought. now after record low snowfall this winter, officials are running out of options. >> i asked this gentleman, have you ever stood on this meadow on this day that there wasn't snow. he said no. >> cutting water use by 25% golf courses colleges, cemeteries and other facilities with large landscapes will take the biggest hits. the governor's action creates a temporary statewide consumer rebate program giving consumers an insensitive to replace old appliances with newer water initial models. the state is going to

lake orville california, in july 2011, and on the right that's today. it's almost 70% dry. nearly all of the state is in severe drought. the areas in red are extremely dry, those in brown are exceptionally dry. john blackstone says the first thing californians may have to lose is their lawns. >> reporter: in los angeles, a company called turf terminators terminators is busy tearing out lawns and replacing them with graph expel drought-resistant plant. it's paid for my bye a local government program that rebase $3 for every square foot of grass that's gone. today, marise freitas said good-bye to her thirsty lawn. >> we're essentially in a desert, and people are maintaining yards like we live in, you know, the tropics and it's just-- it's a silly waste of water. >> reporter: the mandatory 25% reduction in water use for californians means more and more yards will look like this. ryan nivakoff is c.e.o. of turf term nairlts. >> we're on a wave of a new era of landscaping in southern california, and hopefully california in general. >> reporter: on average 60% of domestic water u

these images from lake orville, california, that marina in 2011. look at the bay now. and the water beneath this bridge now virtually gone. so let's get right to ginger zee who has been tracking this and this storm, unfortunately, is just simply not enough. >> reporter: right. it is a help. every lift bit helps. we need a major pattern shift to make this drought go away and that's not going to help. look at this. the california drought for san francisco alone. four-year deficit in rain. almost 33 inches. you would need a storm like the one we're going to get for 50 days in a row to even get the rain deficit. that's not going to change the snow pack and not going to change the drought. the quality and quantity of weather an issue. and the water. now, you're looking at the severe wet their that same storm is going to cause from parts of texas up through iowa. i think the tornado threat is high central kansas through oklahoma. >> danger midweek. all right, ginger zee tonight, thank you. >>> we turn now to cleveland. the police officer on trial, a chase and a deadly shooto

over the next nine months that could add up to as much water that is currently in lake orville >> i am upset about it but what are you going do? if it doesn't rain it doesn't rain. >> rick has eliminated his vegetable garden and he's watered his orchard just enough to keep it alive. >> i water it every two days. >> other water agencies are encouraging use of state water by taking shorter water. every minute can add up to 75 gallons a month. turning the pump off when brush youth teeth can save 70 gallons a month. >> recycle, reuse. >> those who don't meet their reductions can face fines of $500 a day. abc7 news >> as she mentioned, hillsboro, discovery bay would have to cut back use by 367%. morgan hill isn't far behind at 32%. napa and palo alto would have to cut 24%. east bay mud would need to conserve 16% and san francisco and santa cruz would only need to cut use by 8%. if you see water being wasted where you live, e-mail us at at our website and we will check out as many tips as we can. in the long-term there was maybe some rain in our future? >> it's not looking great. we have som

over the next nine months that could add up to as much water that is currently in lake orville >> i am upset about it but what are you going do? if it doesn't rain, it doesn't rain. >> rich has eliminated his vegetable garden and he's watered his orchard just enough to keep it alive. >> normally i water it every two days. >> other water agencies are encouraging use of state water by taking shorter water. every minute can add up to 75 gallons a month. turning the pump off when brush your teeth can save 70 gallons a month. >> recycle, reuse. >> those who don't meet their reductions can face fines of $500 a day. abc7 news >> as she mentioned, hillsboro discovery bay and atherton would have to cut back use by 36%. morgan hill isn't far behind at 32%. napa and palo alto would have to cut 24%. east bay mud would need to conserve 16% and san francisco and santa cruz would only need to cut use by 8%. if you think you see water being wasted are you live, e-mail as you@abc7 listens@kgo news.com and we will check out as many as we can. a foggy starts for many of us today? >> yes, definitely in th

we want to show you a picture of lake orville. this again is from 2011. this is the largest reservoir in the state water project. see all the water there just filling the lake right there? now look at what it looked like last year. 2014. look how dry things are in the photo. this is from the fall. no water at all. just lots of dirt there. and this was taken by the california department of water resources. one more comparison to show you. this is noaa's drought monitor a year ago. that patch right there, the dark red is where the driest part of the state is. look at the size of the patch now. it spreads all the way up north and east over much of the state making this basically an exceptional drought. on ktvu.com we have posted the full text of the governor's executive order in case you want more information on that. dave. >> tori, thank you. >>> time is 7:40. firefighters in palo alto where a high school teacher was burned in a science experiment. this is a photo from the pali voice. yesterday afternoon she was filling an empty milk carton with methane so i

. >> just to give an idea of how often bad the drought is, we're at lake orville, one of the major reservoirs in this state. there is a brown band behind me, that is the water mark. on the top is where the water level used to be. the lake is now half empty because of the drought. it's precisely situations like this a california governor jerry brown has that brought relief bill, one week ago, $1 billion for drought relief. we have a situation where different parts of the state southern parts of california, northern california, different water districts are battling for the same amount of limited water. >> our agency is making bids, other agencies are making bids, so we're competing for a very limited resource. we are seeing prices unprecedented this year and it's reflective of how bad the situation is. >> a very interesting thing happening right now is that some rice farmers in the area, they've actually done the math. they get a water allotment and realize that producing rice doesn't make at much sense as selling off the water directly and just not doing anything for this season. los angeles

lake orville from july 2011 and now three years later. here is our national correspondent. >> reporter: in the sierra moun 30% of its water, the governor used a snowpack measuring station that should be buried under five feet of snow to do what no other california governor has ever done. >> we're in a historic drought and that demands unprecedented action. for that reason i'm issuing an executive order mandating substantial the water reduction across our state. >> reporter: the order for all californians to cut water use by 25% 25%. the city is even installing new water meters to monitor consumption. >> if people don't step up and do their part, californi >> reporter: nasa scientists say we're moving to the driest period in the last 19 years. i should be 30 feet under water and the rain season here is all but over. reservoirs across the state are running on empty and the hottest, drest months are still ahead. >> we can't overstate what they're going through out there. >> and will continue. this is not a short-term situation. show you what

orville in 2011. that was then. this is now if the water levels at the lake have plunged 68%. here's another look at the same lake. this is before. this is after. now, an executive order signed today requires farms, businesses and individuals to conserve. jennifer london reports. >>reporter: desperate times calling for desperate measures in the golden state. standing on the slopes of a bone dry ski area in the sierra nevada mountains, california governor jerry brown announced new mandatory water restrictions. >> we're in a historic drought and that demands unprecedented action. >>reporter: the state was already reeling from an epic drought. now after record low snowfall this winter, officials are running out of options. >> i asked this gentleman have you ever stood on this meadow on this day that there wasn't snow? he said no. >>reporter: it aims to cut water usage by at least 25% statewide. golf courses, colleges cemeteries, and other facilities with large landscapes will take the biggest hits. the governor's action also creates a temporary statewide consumer rebate program giving consumers an incentive to replac