USDA grants $9.7M to 73,000 rural Californians affected by drought . California drought is alarm for the environmentalist and govt to take preve... Published on August 8, 2014 14:58 by Felecia Alber, Agro feed - MDUSDA grants $9.7M to 73,000 rural Californians affected by drought . California drought is alarm for the environmentalist and govt to take preventive measures over just going curing the things. http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2014/07/usda-provides-aid-to-73-000-rural-californians-impacted-by-drought.html?utm_content=buffer093c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer#_gus