Legislative Year in Review Late last month, the California Legislature concluded its 2017-2018 Legislative Session. This year, the debate over water resources included two major policy proposals: additional flow requirements within the Bay-Delta watershed, and a tax on drinking water. Below are the legislative outcomes of those proposals and other […]

Common Ground for the Common Good As part of our mission to provide a timely, reliable and affordable water supply to landowners and water users in the District, Westlands staff often works closely with our neighbors to achieve outcomes that help water users not just in Westlands, but throughout the […]

Op-Ed: Plentiful rain and snow, but westside growers get shortchanged on water supply Since its formation in 1952, the mission of the Westlands Water District has been to provide timely, reliable and affordable water services to landowners and water users in western Fresno and Kings Counties. In order to further […]

The Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) recently announced a 20 percent initial allocation for Southof-Delta Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. While the announcement was disappointing, Westlands is working closely with the Bureau to ensure that the final allocation better reflects the state’s available water resources. The Bureau’s initial allocation was, in […]

Legislative Solutions to California’s Broken Water System Emerge California’s Bay-Delta system is broken, and everyone knows it. Even groups that rarely agree have independently confirmed that the system is failing the environment, agriculture communities, and urban communities. The challenges facing the Bay-Delta system are due to problems with governance and […]