California to Squander Record Rains, Snowpack in Deluge of Regulations, GOP Lawmakers Say

Pipes on Feb. 14, 2023 were used to conduct millions of gallons of water from the 602-foot Lake Shasta Dam in Northern California. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

California’s Central Valley constitutes 1 percent of the agricultural land in the United States yet it harvests nearly a quarter of the nation’s farmed products.

The 50-mile wide, 450-mile-long breadbasket is irrigated by an intricate series of river impoundments and canals that are regulated by federal and state agencies.