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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, is the Centennial Reservoir, one of the two water sources for the city of Willits, Calif. In the midst of a historic drought, the reservoir is only one-third full, forcing Willits city leaders to ban lawn watering, car washing, and mandated all residents to cut water use.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, a sign outside a market in Willits, Calif., reminds passerby's about about the short water supply facing area residents. In the midst of a historic drought and area reservoirs holding less than a 100-day supply of water, Willits city leaders have banned lawn watering, car washing and mandated all residents to cut water use. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, Charles Davison, a retired high school principal, installed a pump on a unused well on to help supplement his household water supply at his home in Willits, Calif. In the midst of an historic drought and area reservoirs holding less than a 100-day supply of water, Willits city leaders have banned lawn watering, car washing and have asked restaurants to serve water only upon request.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, a warning buoy sits on the dry, cracked bed of Lake Mendocino near Ukiah, Calif. Despite recent spot rains The reservoir, located in Mendocino County is currently only about 37 percent full. California remans in the midst of an historic drought causing Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, a warning buoy sits on the dry, cracked bed of Lake Mendocino near Ukiah, Calif. Despite recent spot rains The reservoir is currently only about 37 percent full. California remans in the midst of an historic drought causing Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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This undated aerial image shows the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. A truck used to haul salt mined from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant caught on fire underground Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, triggering an evacuation of the federal nuclear waste repository. Several workers were treated for smoke inhalation. (AP Photo/Carlsbad Current Argus)

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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2014, file photo, Al Jones of the West Virginia department of General Services tests the water as he flushes the faucet and opens a rest room on the first floor of the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. A federal health official on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 said that West Virginians can use tap water however they choose after last month's chemical spill contaminated it for days. Still, public skepticism remains over its safety and some local doctors are advising some of their patients not to ingest it. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2014 file photo, a local resident fills jugs with water at a distribution center in Charleston, W.Va., after a chemical spill in the Elk River contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. A federal health official on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 said that West Virginians can use tap water however they choose after last month's chemical spill contaminated it for days. Still, public skepticism remains over its safety and some local doctors are advising some of their patients not to ingest it. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer, File)

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Pedestrians cross Orbit Way at the intersection of Ladge Drive during a snowstorm in Quincy, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The storm is expected to drop a foot or more of snow on some areas of Massachusetts Wednesday making driving treacherous. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Brian Williams, not shown, program manager for the Dan River Basin Association, scoops up coal ash on his canoe paddle from the bank of the Dan River as state and federal environmental officials continued their investigations of a spill of coal ash in Eden, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash has been released from a break in a 48-inch storm water pipe at the Dan River Power Plant on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Officials examine the damage overlooking where a storm water pipe broke and released coal ash from an unlined pond into the Dan River in Eden, N.C. Duke Energy said Tuesday that an estimated 50,000-82,000 tons of coal ash and water was released from a pond at its retired power plant in Eden into the Dan River. Duke said a storm water pipe beneath the unlined ash pond broke Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, ) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY

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Amy Adams, North Carolina campaign coordinator with Appalachian Voices, shows her hand covered with wet coal ash from the Dan River swirling in the background as state and federal environmental officials continued their investigations of a spill of coal ash into the river in Danville, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Duke Energy estimates that up to 82,000 tons of ash has been released from a break in a 48-inch storm water pipe at the Dan River Power Plant in Eden N.C. on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)