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A coalition of farm and business groups are sounding the alarm for the current water crisis and sharing disappointment with the state's lack of urgency.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) wants to hear from people about how to set up the $50 million Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program established by the legislature this year. The goal is to hear from stakeholders in the Central Valley about what uses they would like to see for acres removed from irrigated agricultural use.

With two dry years and another likely, water districts are taking a close look at the investments that have paid off so far.

Rep. Jim Costa of the San Joaquin Valley heard from several farm groups on ideas for climate-smart policies to frame up potential legislation in Congress.