Statement on Congressional Letter to Governor Newsom on Incidental Take Permit For Immediate ReleaseContact: Diana Giraldo(559) 241-6277 Earlier today, Members of Congress representing nearly every region of California sent to Governor Gavin Newsom a letter imploring the State administration to reconsider the incidental take statement issued on March 31, 2020, […]

Statement from Thomas Birmingham, General Manager of Westlands Water District, on the Execution of the District’s Repayment Contract For Immediate ReleaseContact: Diana Giraldo (559) 241-6277 Today, Westlands Water District and the Bureau of Reclamation signed Irrigation and M&I Contract No. 14-06-200-495A-LTR1-P, which converted Westlands’ water service contract to a repayment […]

Westlands Water District Statement on 2020 Initial Allocation For Immediate Release Contact: Diana Giraldo (559) 241-6277 Today the Bureau of Reclamation announced that the initial 2020 allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural water service contractors is 15%. Needless to say, Westlands Water District wishes it were higher, and the […]

Don Peracchi Steps Down as President of Westlands Water District For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kathryn Boren (559) 241-6238 On December 17, 2019, Don Peracchi announced that he would step down as President of Westlands Water District’s Board, effective December 31, 2019. Following his announcement, the District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to […]

Statement from Tom Birmingham, General Manager of Westlands Water District, in response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed conversion of the Westlands Water District water service contract to a repayment contract For Immediate ReleaseContact: Diana Giraldo (559) 241-6233 The American West is an arid region. When President Obama signed […]