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 […]

Termination of Shasta Dam Raise CEQA Analysis For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kathryn Boren(559) 241-6238 FRESNO, CA – Today, Westlands Water District terminated its preparation of an environmental impact report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The District was preparing the environmental impact report to assess the effects of raising […]

Statement on Petition for Writ of Mandate For Immediate ReleaseContact: Diana Giraldo(559) 241-6233 FRESNO, CA – Today, Westlands Water District filed a petition for writ of mandate in the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, seeking an order that the Shasta County Superior Court vacate the preliminary injunction issued […]

Westlands Water District Announces Recipients of the Six Westside Scholarships For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kathryn Boren(559) 241-6238 FRESNO, CA – June 18, 2019 Westlands Water District awarded scholarships to six high school seniors in recognition of the students’ exceptional academic achievement. Each recipient, all of whom are from west side communities, […]

Statement on May 2019 allocation increase For Immediate ReleaseContact: Diana Giraldo(559) 241-6233 Today the Bureau of Reclamation announced an increased allocation to 70 percent for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This increase is welcome, however, given continued wet hydrologic conditions and current Central Valley Project (CVP) reservoir […]