As they try to adapt to climate change, the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts have closely watched the changes in hydrology in the Tuolumne River watershed, which is a vital source of water for farms and cities in Stanislaus County.
More than two decades after Los Angeles was forced to cut historic water diversions to protect California’s natural resources, the state is poised to impose similar restrictions on San Francisco and some of the Central Valley’s oldest irrigation districts.
