California has new plans for water use across the state and farmers may be soon impacted.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration is proposing voluntary agreements to increase river flows, restore ecosystems, and strengthen the state’s water supply.
The proposed rules act as a spring board for long-term efforts seeking to double the state’s declining numbers of chinook slamon. Environmental groups argue that the rules fall short and say that achieving those goals is impossible with the current plan.
In a board meeting including public comment, one tribal water rights advocate went as far as blaming agriculutre, sharing that tribes do not have fish for ceremonies and cities need access to water, but “in the end, agriculture is going to have to use less.”
