Farmers in western Fresno County were told once again on Friday that there would be no federal water allocations for the area for the time being. Farmers met on Friday in Kerman with state officials and lawmakers, pleading for action to get water to the area. Without the allocations, it is estimated that more than 90 thousand jobs will be lost in an area already suffering from unemployment rates as high as 40 per cent.

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