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Monday, May 23, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a drought emergency in 39 additional counties and announced a new budget proposal aimed at providing drought relief.
The Environmental Defense Fund has published a guide for local agencies preparing for a future with a large portion of the nation’s most productive lands no longer farmed.
As rangelands dry up, USDA will likely be the first to declare a drought emergency, followed by some counties. But the state can manage without emergency powers.
The resiliency of farmers in the San Joaquin Valley is going to be severely tested as surface water allocations are limited and groundwater sustainability plans begin to be implemented.
