Growers in the Friant Water Authority sued the State Water Resources Control Board over water supply decisions
10/29/2014 4:37:36 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Fresno County, CA
Kern County, CA
Madera County, CA
Merced County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Start Date: 10/24/2014
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Growers in the Friant Water Authority have sued the State Water Resources Control Board over water supply decisions which left them with no federal water. The Friant Water Authority said the state board illegally denied water to the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors who have senior water rights. Water from Millerton Lake was then given to the SJREC. The east side growers claim the decision to withhold the water was illegal and must not be allowed to happen again. The Friant Water Authority provides water to 15,000 growers who purchase water from Millerton Lake and cultivate 1 million acres from Chowchilla to Bakersfield.
Fresno Bee (Calif.), Oct. 28, 2014
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