State allocates $50M to fund water conservation projects in agricultural centered areas
Today local lawmakers toured the Kern Water Bank to see drought impact firsthand. $50 million from the state budget is going to fund Assembly Bill 252, which calls for land repurposing all to focus on the drought and getting water flow back to where it matters. … Farmers are faced with the harsh reality of choosing to grow a crop on land that may not have enough water to maintain it or keeping up fallow land that will sit empty for the crop season.
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