and lauren sommer, kqed science reporter. what does the drought declaration trigger on a statewide level and does it affect federal aid for california at all? >> today was largely political. it's no secret it's been incredibly dry. california is in a drought. sending a signal, saying we're going to have to conserve and things are going to get tougher. he did set out a few things, making water transfers a little easier. so people who have excess water can sell it to people in need of it. and he set up a little more flexibility for state agencies that will have to make these decisions later in the year. federal aid largely comes from the usda in farm programs. it was this week that the department of agriculture said 27 california counties are natural disaster areas. the farmers are going to be looking a lot to the federal programs coming up. >> senator feinstein had asked president obama to step in as well. today's declaration, maybe speed that process along. lauren -- chris, i want to ask you this. the governor wants 20% water