According to the US Drought Monitor, 28.8% of the lower 48 states are in drought. At one point in 2022, almost half of the country was in a drought condition. The lack of precipitation.
Efforts to preserve groundwater supplies for communities continue in the Central Valley as the Department of Water Resources has awarded millions of dollars to groundwater sustainability agencies.
The Lower Tule River Irrigation and Pixley District Groundwater Sustainability Agencies have received nearly $13 million in grants that will help growers in their districts continue to use their land