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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.
The state water board has approved an emergency regulation enabling the agency to curtail senior water rights along two key watersheds in Northern California.
The Newsom administration is drafting an emergency regulation to curtail senior water rights for thousand of farmers who depend on deliveries through the Delta.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a drought emergency in 39 additional counties and announced a new budget proposal aimed at providing drought relief.