Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Updated 4:48 pm PDT, Monday, August 20, 2018 Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 California farmers rally at the Capitol to protest a proposal by state water officials to increase water flows for the lower San Joaquin River to protect fish, at the Capitol, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The State Water Resources Control Board is holding hearings this week concerning a plan to allow more water to flow freely down the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta from February to June, meaning less water will be available for farming and other needs. less California farmers rally at the Capitol to protest a proposal by state water officials to increase water flows for the lower San Joaquin River to protect fish, at the Capitol, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in … more Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP Farmers protest California water plan aimed to save salmon 1 / 1 Back to Gallery SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of California farmers rallied at the Capitol on Monday to protest state water officials’ proposal to increase water flows in a major California river, a move state and federal politicians called an overreach of power that would mean less water for farms in the Central Valley. “If they vote to take our water, this does not end there,” said Republican state Sen. Anthony Cannella. “We will be in court for 100 years.” Environmentalists and fisherman offered a different take on the other side of the Capitol to a… [Read full story]
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