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Officials worried that Fresno water district may want to shift Shasta County water rights south

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 3, 2009 at 7:33 am

From Redding’s Record Searchlight:

Some Shasta County officials are worried that a Fresno-area water district may ask to annex almost 3,000 acres it owns along the McCloud River — a possible move to shift the water rights hundreds of miles south. The issue will be discussed this morning at the Shasta Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) meeting.

So far, no annexation proposal has been filed by the Westlands Water District, Shasta LAFCO Executive Officer Amy Mickelson said. Westlands, the largest water district in the nation, includes farmland in western Fresno County and Kings County.

But both she and LAFCO Commissioner Irwin Fust said they and others wonder if annexation would enable Westlands to claim area-of-origin water rights for its farmers hundreds of miles away. “That is what some folks around here have put forth as a possible scenario,” Fust said. “Why else would you spend $35 million for 3,000 acres of land if you didn’t want to get something substantial in return?”

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April 3, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California, Westlands Water District

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