Water was still flowing out of the Terminus Dam near Visalia. But just a fraction of the estimated 2 billion plus gallons recently released from two dams in the Central Valley. President Trump ordered the move just days after signing an executive order directing federal agencies to essentially assert control over federal dams and aqueducts in California, claiming mismanagement by the state.
“All we’re doing is giving Los Angeles and the entire state of California virtually unlimited water,” said Pres. Trump.
But critics say releasing the water on short notice in the middle of winter did little for farmers, and could strain supplies when they’re needed.
“And now they’re acting without coordinating with anybody. And that’s a real danger, both in the short term and because the farms that were relying on that water for summer irrigation now, now may not have that water to use because it was released at a time when no irrigation is actually occurring,” says Jon Rosenfield, Ph.D., science director with the environmental nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper.
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