For Immediate Release
Contact: Elizabeth Jonasson
(559) 241-6233
Westlands Water District Responds to 40% Allocation Update from the Central Valley Project
Fresno, California – In response to the recent announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on updated water allocations for the Central Valley Project (CVP) waters, Westlands Water District’s General Manager, Allison Febbo, offers the following statement.
“This updated allocation reflects some of the recent rains that brought water to San Joaquin Valley and Northern California reservoirs and gives our farmers some additional assurances that there will be water to support their crops in the coming months. This modest increase from the initial allocation offered in February demonstrates that we must continue to work at both the state and federal levels to identify practical yet meaningful changes to strengthen our state’s water supply and reliability for all of California. We continue to be encouraged by the state and federal administration’s recent actions to maximize water supply for Californians and look forward to a subsequent allocation update that reflects the totality of recent hydrology.”
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About Westlands Water District
Westlands Water District is recognized as a world leader in agricultural water conservation and has served the farmers and rural communities on the west side of Fresno and Kings counties for more than seven decades. As stewards of one of California’s most precious natural resources, Westlands continually invests in conservation and champions farmers deploying innovative irrigation methods based on the best available technology.