Items Tagged with 'Wine Country drought'

Water right holders have formed a steering committee to develop a program of more equitable and voluntary water cutbacks to soften the blow of state curtailment orders.

While reservoirs are in slightly better condition, water managers are taking extra precautions and farmers are slashing production.

The State Water Board cut deliveries to junior water rights holders in Wine Country, while the feds cut in half previous allocations to valley communities.