In what is believed to be a first, the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are asking the state board that oversees water rights to investigate water diversion practices by farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The two powerful water agencies say they suspect farmers are taking water released from upstream dams and intended for consumers in other regions of the state.
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, a group often allied with Delta landowners, has countered by filing a formal complaint against DWR and Reclamation, alleging that those agencies are illegally diverting water from four major rivers that flow into the Delta.
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