‘One-Two Punch’ Of River Flow Plans Hits Rural California

Plans announced today to dedicate more Sacramento River flows to fish will harm farms and ranches statewide, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. By limiting the amount of water that could be stored in reservoirs, CFBF President Paul Wenger said, the draft proposal from the State Water Resources Control Board would reduce surface-water supplies on which much of California depends. “This plan is part of a one-two punch aimed at rural California,” Wenger said.