Farmers look forward to full water delivery
As the rain year continues to look promising, rice farmers are happy to expect most if not all of their water allocations will be delivered. This week the Department of Water Resources announced a 75% water allocation to the irrigation districts served by the State Water Project. Farmers on the east side of the valley served by Lake Oroville are expected to receive 100% of their water rights, according to Louis Espino, rice farming systems adviser and director at the University of California Butte County Cooperative Extension. Butte County Ag Commissioner Louie Mendoza said he expects 100% of the rice acreage to be planted — about 100,000 acres. Mendoza said in 2022, around 80-85% of rice acreage was planted.
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