Thursday’s top of the scroll: Another Kings County water transfer weighed
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 10, 2009 at 8:25 amFrom the Valley Voice Newspaper:
“Another transfer of state surface water from farms in Kings County to southern California appears to be in the works. The news comes on the heels of a purchase of water rights from the Dudley Ridge Water District in southwest Kings County to Mojave Water Agency for $73 million, that closed escrow just last month.
Like the last transfer, the storyline appears to be water is heading to thirsty Southland cities from desperate Westside farmers.
This time it’s Irvine Ranch Water District that is considering the purchase of 880 acres of land in the Dudley Ridge Water District (DRWD) with the right to use up to 1,700 acre-feet of State Water Project Water on that same land, says district spokesperson Shannon Reed. … “
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