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Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersSiskiyou County ranchers who defied a state water order in 2022 were fined only about $50 each. Under new legislation headed to the governor, some daily fines for water scofflaws can increase 20-fold. -
California State Water Resources Control BoardGroups have filed a legal petition to guarantee a minimum amount of water in the distressed river.
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A standoff over shutting down ranchers鈥� pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless drought. 鈥淭o hell with it. We鈥檙e starting the pumps,鈥� one Siskiyou County rancher said. -
The drought in Northern California, combined with agricultural water use, is shrinking the Shasta River, according to a conservation group in Siskiyou County. -
It's not just the dams on the Klamath River that are the subject of scrutiny in Northern California.The Karuk Tribe and an environmental group filed suit鈥�
