From Politico:
“President Donald Trump is jumping into Western water wars on the side of agricultural interests just weeks before the midterm elections, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plans — a major political gift for GOP incumbents in some of the most competitive House races in the country where water supply is a top campaign topic.
California Republican Jeff Denham, who is facing one of the country’s most competitive races for his Central Valley district, is due to join Trump in Arizona this afternoon for the signing of a presidential memorandum. The memo is expected to be aimed at sending more water to farmers in California’s arid Central Valley. … ”
Read more from Politico here: Trump to jump into Western water wars ahead of midterms
From the Sacramento Bee:
“President Donald Trump was expected to intervene in one of California’s most contentious water wars Friday by signing a memorandum designed to scuttle state regulators’ plans to keep more water in the rivers at the expense of farms and cities.
Trump was expected to sign the memo Friday afternoon in Arizona, alongside Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican from the San Joaquin Valley, according to Politico. Denham, R-Turlock, has been pleading with the Trump administration for weeks to block the state’s plan. The Politico story was posted on Denham’s congressional website and a spokeswoman in his Washington office referred a Sacramento Bee reporter to Denham’s Sept. 28 letter urging Trump to “stop Sacramento’s reckless water grab.”
Read more from the Sacramento Bee here: Can Trump force California to drain its rivers? He’s about to try (corrected link)
UPDATE: REACTIONS: Legislators, Growers, and interest groups comment on Presidential memo
——————————————–
Sign up for daily email service and you’ll always be one of the first to know!
- Sign up for daily emails and get all the Notebook’s aggregated and original water news content delivered to your email box by 9AM. Breaking news alerts like this one, too. Sign me up!
Maven’s Notebook
constantly watching over the world of California water
