Flows into the San Joaquin River under a program to bring back native salmon will be stopped now through early September to try and protect upstream fish. The flow reduction being instituted by the San Joaquin Restoration Program is in reaction to the rapidly dwindling run-off coming out of the...
Westlands Says 15% Water Allocation Is 'Good News' in Dry Year
Despite President Donald Trump's highly publicized signing of a memo last week directing more water to San Joaquin Valley farmers, the Bureau of Reclamation's initial allocations announced Tuesday more closely reflected the below-normal Sierra snowpack and scant winter rain. Farmers in the Friant Division will receive 20% of their Central...