accuweather | With the state of California mired in its fourth year of drought and a
mandatory 25 percent reduction in water usage in place, reports of
water theft have become common.
In April, The Associated Press
reported that huge amounts of water went missing from the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and a state investigation was launched. The
delta is a vital body of water, serving 23 million Californians as well
as millions of farm acres, according to the Association for California Water Agencies.
The AP reported
in February that a number of homeowners in Modesto, California, were
fined $1,500 for allegedly taking water from a canal. In another
instance, thieves in the town of North San Juan stole hundreds of
gallons of water from a fire department tank.
