Sadly, that's not the case. Central Valley project contractors rely on meaningful allocations from the bureau reclamation for their yearly planning, including the type of crops they'll plant and when. Despite these favorable conditions, our south of Delta farmers were still not allocated 100% of the water they contract and pay for for this year from reclamation. In February, our south of Delta farmers were allocated just 15% of their contracted supply. In March, these numbers were updated to 35%, and just last week, these allocations were bumped to 40%, a mere 5% increase. (00:33–00:45)
CLAIM
Asserts that south of Delta farmers did not receive their full contracted water allocation despite favorable conditions.
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