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Jorge Vargas, a foreman for Maggiora Brothers Drilling Inc., drills an 800-foot-deep water well at an almond farm in Chowchilla, Calif., on Friday, April 4, 2014. In California’s drought, well drillers are experiencing a boom in business because farmers are relying more on ground water to irrigate their crops. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
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Jorge Vargas, a foreman for Maggiora Brothers Drilling Inc., poses for a photograph while drilling an 800-foot-deep water well at an almond farm in Chowchilla, Calif., on Friday, April 4, 2014. In California’s drought, well drillers are experiencing a boom in business because farmers are relying more on ground water to irrigate their crops. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
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In this photo made Friday, March 21, 2014, Leah Moffitt keeps track of the number of maple trees she has tapped on Passamaquoddy land near Jackman, Maine. The tribe plans to tap 60,000 trees in the hopes of becoming one of the biggest maple syrup operations in Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this photo made Friday, March 21, 2014, Leah Moffitt pounds a tap into a maple tree on land owned by the Passamaquoddy tribe near Jackman, Maine. Operating this season with 2,500 taps, the tribe plans to expand over the next three years to 60,000 in the hopes of bringing hope and stability to a tribe with soaring joblessness and poverty. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this photo made Friday, March 21, 2014, Leah Moffitt snowshoes from one tree to another while tapping maples on land owned by the Passamaquoddy tribe near Jackman, Maine. Sap will flow downhill through tubing into a large collection tank. The tribe hopes to build a self-sustaining operation that can create spinoff jobs. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this photo made Friday, March 21, 2014, Leah Moffitt, right, and Roger Socabasin drill holes while tapping maple trees on land owned by the Passamaquoddy tribe near Jackman, Maine. The impoverished tribe hopes to become one of the biggest maple syrup operations in the state. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Celeste Evans of Toms River N.J. points on a map to her section of town that was severely flooded by Superstorm Sandy. She was at a hearing at the Toms River municipal building for residents to make suggestions on how to protect against future storms. Ideas included building dunes, adding bulkheading, better securing boats and floating docks, and monitoring the slope of homeowners' properties to avoid channeling water into low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Jeff Coley, left, and Jo-Ann Herbst, right, review maps of Toms River N.J. showing flooding damage from Superstorm Sandy. They were at a hearing at the Toms River municipal building for residents to make suggestions on how to protect against future storms. Ideas included building dunes, adding bulkheading, better securing boats and floating docks, and monitoring the slope of homeowners' properties to avoid channeling water into low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Jeff Coley, left, and Jo-Ann Herbst, right, review maps of Toms River N.J. showing flooding damage from Superstorm Sandy. They were at a hearing at the Toms River municipal building for residents to make suggestions on how to protect against future storms. Ideas included building dunes, adding bulkheading, better securing boats and floating docks, and monitoring the slope of homeowners' properties to avoid channeling water into low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Jeff Coley, left, and Jo-Ann Herbst, right, review maps of Toms River N.J. showing flooding damage from Superstorm Sandy. They were at a hearing at the Toms River municipal building for residents to make suggestions on how to protect against future storms. Ideas included building dunes, adding bulkheading, better securing boats and floating docks, and monitoring the slope of homeowners' properties to avoid channeling water into low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Darlene Greene, left, reviews maps of Toms River N.J. that show flooding damage from Superstorm Sandy with Jeff Coley, center, and Jo-Ann Herbst. They were at a hearing at the Toms River municipal building for residents to make suggestions on how to protect against future storms. Ideas included building dunes, adding bulkheading, better securing boats and floating docks, and monitoring the slope of homeowners' properties to avoid channeling water into low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
