California Farmers Need Reliable Water Supply
Irrigation districts in that part of the county obtain water that does not have to go through the delta and thus avoids restrictions to protect endangered species. Farmers in that region are able to plan now about how to use their ground next season.
Regulatory Requirements
However, even a wet winter may not provide much added irrigation water in some regions because of Endangered Species Act requirements. Those rules and resulting court decisions require operators of state and federal water projects to reserve more water for delta smelt, salmon and other species.
Fresno County farmer and Westlands Water District spokesperson Sarah Woolf says, "The Bureau of Reclamation (that operates the CVP) has estimated that even with the heaviest rainfall, the highest numbers that we could get would be 40 percent of our water supply allocations.
source : cottonfarming
Irrigation districts in that part of the county obtain water that does not have to go through the delta and thus avoids restrictions to protect endangered species. Farmers in that region are able to plan now about how to use their ground next season.
Regulatory Requirements
However, even a wet winter may not provide much added irrigation water in some regions because of Endangered Species Act requirements. Those rules and resulting court decisions require operators of state and federal water projects to reserve more water for delta smelt, salmon and other species.
Fresno County farmer and Westlands Water District spokesperson Sarah Woolf says, "The Bureau of Reclamation (that operates the CVP) has estimated that even with the heaviest rainfall, the highest numbers that we could get would be 40 percent of our water supply allocations.
source : cottonfarming
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