A coalition of farmers in Central Valley sent a letter to President Trump on Monday, urging advancement of the controversial Shasta Dam enlargement plan. The development follows a series of letters sent late last year by local water agencies, state Republican lawmakers and water contractors, where they called the administration to fund the Shasta Dam raise project using money from Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill budget. The project is estimated to cost between $1.4 billion and $2 billion. … Meanwhile, state officials and tribes and environmental groups have argued the project would threaten an already struggling salmon population and increase flood risks.

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