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Water shortages could affect fall lettuce
Bill Curtis By: Bill Curtis
5:14 PM Thursday, July 31st, 2008
One of the unknowns to arise from Central Valley water shortages involves the amount of lettuce that will be available to consumers this autumn.



For a few weeks each fall, the Huron area produces much of the nation's lettuce, and the region has suffered from water cutbacks. A number of lettuce producers say they have secured enough water to sustain their crops. But a spokeswoman for the Westlands Water District says she expects reduced lettuce harvests in the Huron region this fall.