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Gold Rush Days canceled in Sacramento, California
7/29/2014 9:40:29 AM



CATEGORIES:
Fire
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Sacramento, CA

Start Date: 7/28/2014 - End Date: 9/7/2014
The shortage of water led Sacramento officials to cancel the city’s annual Gold Rush Days, usually held over the Labor Day weekend. Nearly 200 tons of dirt are typically hauled in to turn an Old Sacramento neighborhood into a scene reminiscent of the 1850s with horses, wagons, street performers and a tent city, but up to 3,000 gallons of water is needed to tamp down the dirt daily and 100,000 gallons of water are needed to tidy up after the event is done. Such water use is not sensible during the state’s third year of drought. The fire danger is also rather high, making the cannon and weapons demonstrations riskier than usual, said the president of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com), July 28, 2014
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