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File - In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, sunlight is seen reflecting on water flowing south in the California Aqueduct near Patterson, Calif. The California Aqueduct has been ferrying water from the state’s verdant north to the south’s arid croplands and cities since Gov. Jerry Brown’s father was in office half a century ago. But now, amid one of the worst droughts on record, a group of farmers want to route some of that water back uphill. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

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File - In this Sept. 23, 2013 file photo, water flows through fish diversion louvres at the John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility from the Clifton Court Forebay on its way to the Harvey O. Banks pumping plant, near Tracy, Calif. The California Aqueduct has been ferrying water from the state’s verdant north to the south’s arid croplands and cities since Gov. Jerry Brown’s father was in office half a century ago. But now, amid one of the worst droughts on record, a group of farmers want to route some of that water back uphill. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

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File - This undated file photo released by the California Department of Water Resources shows water making its way south through the Central Valley by way of the California Aqueduct. The California Aqueduct has been ferrying water from the state’s verdant north to the south’s arid croplands and cities since Gov. Jerry Brown’s father was in office half a century ago. But now, amid one of the worst droughts on record, a group of farmers want to route some of that water back uphill. (AP Photo/California Department of Water Resources, Dale Kolke, File)