Local water officials are urging residents to get involved in a battle with the state over water rights. The State Water Board had a lengthy meeting Wednesday and discussed how to proceed with implementing the Bay Delta Plan. The Merced Irrigation District says the plan will take up to half of eastern Merced County’s water supply from Lake McClure and send it north to the Bay Delta. The state board maintains the movement of water from the Valley is needed during the drought to combat water shortages in the Delta Watershed.