State’s early zero water for ag projection could have far reaching implications
Storms hammering California this week will likely bump up the state’s Dec. 1 projection of zero water for agricultural contractors. But questions about how and why the Department of Water Resources made that projection – and what it means for the future – have left an unsettled wake among San Joaquin Valley agricultural water districts that rely on supplies from the State Water Project. Water managers are wondering if this is, essentially, an unraveling of the “Monterey agreement.”