California Farmers Need Reliable Water Supply
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
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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