The federal government is suing the State of California over a water grab plan to increase water flows in the Lower San Joaquin River that has a high likelihood of New Melones Reservoir — based on the planned diversion and historic hydrology on the Stanislaus River Basin — going dry 12 times every 95 years.
WATER FIGHT HEATS UP
Federal lawsuit against state over plan that would devastate water supplies for SSJID farmers, Manteca, Lathrop & Tracy
