The Westlands Water District Board of Directors has certified the environmental review for the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan (VCIP), a master-planned renewable energy project that aims to transform up to 136,000 acres of fallowed farmland into clean energy infrastructure. The board voted unanimously on December 16, 2025 to certify the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report and approve the project. With no lawsuits filed during the 30-day challenge period, the certification is now final and cannot be contested. … The project has been strategically sited on impaired or fallowed agricultural land in areas affected by reduced surface water supplies, groundwater depletion, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requirements.