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Water board expands authority to curtail Delta water rights

08/04/21 8:24 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS drinking water supply economic impacts of drought fish die-offs pre-1914 water right holders senior water rights curtailment water for endangered fish species
The state water board has approved a regulation granting it new authority to curtail senior water rights and ramp up enforcement for illegal diverters.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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