Wednesday Top of the Scroll: California tells Central Valley farmers to brace for water shortages
The seriousness of California’s drought is being driven home to thousands of farmers in the Central Valley. State regulators warned 6,600 farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed on Tuesday that they’re about to lose the right to pull water from the estuary’s rivers at some point this summer. The watershed covers a major swath of the Central Valley.
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- State Water Resources Control Board news release: Drought conditions prompt restrictions for some Delta water right holders
- CalMatters: As drought intensifies, state warns users to stop pumping water from major rivers
- The Associated Press: Thousands of California farmers told drought could cut off their water
- Courthouse News Service: California Water Managers Vote to Cut Off Farmers as Statewide Drought Intensifies
- ABC30: Local farmers seeing decreased water supply due to drought
- Western Farm Press: Drought dashboard helps ranchers reduce risk
- AgriPulse: Water board fees add more costs to growers, as disasters and regulations mount up