Valley’s Westside Farmers are Angling for a Water Lifeline. Federal Water Officials Could Cut it Off.
As farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley struggle to irrigate crops and weather an ever-worsening historic drought, a bit of relief could be on the horizon courtesy of farmers in the north Valley.
But it could be all for naught if Federal water managers don’t sign-off.
What’s at stake? A proposed transfer of 100,000 acre-feet of water from the Southern San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) and Oakdale Irrigation District to farmers utilizing water from the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority.
