This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Century-old water rights favor few in droughty California
California’s senior water right holders, mostly corporations and farms, enjoy free, self reported access to more than half river and stream rights. In a three year drought they face little obligation to conserve while data on actual use is incomplete and decades out of date. The AP review used 2010 usage to gauge who uses what and how much water flows to downstream needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Associated Press
Bob Rinker
State Water Resources Control Board
al Monina
Josh Sheppard
Feather River
Sheppard
The
Water Board
Tom Howard