hours per week

on the ranch.   She handled daily operations on the Pescadero

property.   In the mornings, she released the sheep locked up in

the pens, fed the sheep, filled up the watering troughs, and

ensured that none of the livestock were ill or missing.    She also

checked the structural integrity of the fences.    Petitioner wife

repaired and cleaned out the barns as necessary.   She performed

worming operations on the sheep twice a year.   Shearing in the

spring was not done by petitioners.

     At the time of the purchase of the Pescadero property,

petitioners had two children.   They participated in the 4-H Club

program and helped raise the cattle and turkeys.   The animals
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Pescadero property.    On June 22, 1988, the water control board

issued a permit granting petitioners the exclusive right to use

the water contained in the reservoir.

     On August 22, 1988, petitioners initiated a lawsuit against

Dell'Oca in the Superior Court of the State of California, San

Mateo County (State court).    Petitioners alleged that they had

suffered damages in the form of loss of agricultural income and

damage to their livestock, wildlife, fish, and recreational use.

In a second amended complaint, petitioners alleged that

Dell'Oca's alleged overconsumption of the reservoir water limited

petitioners' ability to utilize the reservoir