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Ag board: Officials could improve transfers

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 25, 2009 at 9:15 am

From the Capital Press:

“Members of the State Board of Food and Agriculture say changes to California’s system for approving water transfers are cause for optimism.

In 2009, the state established its third Drought Water Bank — a clearinghouse for water sellers, usually north-state users, and water buyers, largely San Joaquin Valley farmers.

The bank was more heavily bogged down by procedural difficulties than its predecessors — one in the early ’90s and a second in 2008.

Many San Joaquin Valley farmers see water transfers as a crucial lifeline while drought conditions and environmental restrictions ratchet upward.

But until now, the issues surrounding water transfers didn’t register highly enough on the chain of command, said board member Don Bransford, a Northern California rice grower and president of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. … “

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December 25, 2009 · Filed Under Agriculture, Water Transfers

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