California farmers in Sacramento, San Joaquin river basins to lose access to rivers, streams for irrigation
8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Amador County, CA
Butte County, CA
Colusa County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Glenn County, CA
Kern County, CA
Kings County, CA
Lassen County, CA
Madera County, CA
Merced County, CA
Modoc County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Stanislaus County, CA
Sutter County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Yolo County, CA
Yuba County, CA
Start Date: 8/3/2021
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California state regulators chose to end farmers’ water diversions from the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins to protect the river waters for drinking and endangered fish. Farmers were already getting little to no water from state and federal projects as snowpack was low and runoff was less than expected. The emergency curtailment will take effect in about two weeks.
Such a broad action as this was not done during the previous drought.
The Fresno Bee (Calif.), Aug 3, 2021
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