Curtailment letters sent to California water rights holders
3/22/2022 5:45:52 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
Alameda County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Madera County, CA
Marin County, CA
Mendocino County, CA
Merced County, CA
Napa County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Joaquin County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Solano County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Stanislaus County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Start Date: 3/21/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
The State Water Resources Control Board sent letters to about 20,000 water rights holders, including farms and cities, to warn them to prepare for mandatory cutbacks in a matter of weeks. The notices went to rights holders in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Russian, Scott, Shasta, Mill Creek and Deer Creek watersheds.
In 2021, requests for curtailment came in August. This year, however, the request is coming in the spring, a dire warning that the drought is intense.
The Sacramento Bee (Calif.), March 22, 2022
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