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Drought = dust storms
Manteca rolls out recycled water for dust control
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It is no longer legal for contractors to attach meters to fire hydrants in Manteca to draw water for dust control. - photo by Photo Contributed
The drought teamed up with high winds Monday to deliver an example of what South County residents may be dealing with this summer — severe dust storms. Delta winds in the early afternoon whipped up dust from dry farm field east of the San Joaquin River to reduce visibility in French Camp to a mile at times. Lathrop also got hit hard with dust.