Items Tagged with 'bureaucratic red tape for permits'

A coalition of farm groups, water districts and business associations are asking the Legislature to streamline environmental permitting for water projects.

While California has made strides, groundwater banking is still in the early stages and farmers remain frustrated over the slow pace for permitting and infrastructure upgrades.

The looming threat of groundwater regulations has propelled a new race to grab more water in the wet years to prepare for the dry years.