California's Central Valley Project offered initial allocation of zero percent; urban areas, 25 percent
2/27/2015 6:37:21 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alameda County, CA
Butte County, CA
Colusa County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Kern County, CA
Kings County, CA
Lake County, CA
Madera County, CA
Merced County, CA
Monterey County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Benito County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Solano County, CA
Stanislaus County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Start Date: 2/27/2015
- End Date: 12/31/2015
The initial allocation for the Central Valley Project was zero percent for most Central Valley farmers as the Sierra Nevada snowpack remained thin. This is a nightmare for CVP farmers who received no water in 2014. The storms that have come through the state have been warm, leaving little snow in the Sierra Nevada to fill CVP reservoirs.
Urban areas, such as Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, were told to expect 25 percent of contracted amounts.
Central Valley Business Times (Stockton, Calif.), Feb. 27, 2015 and San Jose Mercury News (Calif.), Feb. 27, 2015
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Drought drains hopes of Central Valley Project buyers - Central Valley Business Times (CA).
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