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Trump Administration Plan to Pump More Delta Water South

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: California, United States

Source: Los Angeles Times

Project
Planned

The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and increase water pumping to Central Valley farmlands via the federally operated Central Valley Project. The plan aims to send more water to farmlands and communities across the San Joaquin Valley but faces strong objections from California state agencies due t

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Los Angeles Times

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The project “Trump Administration Plan to Pump More Delta Water South” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Los Angeles Times.

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2026-07-22

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The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and increase water pumping to Central Valley farmlands via the federally operated Central Valley Project. The plan aims to send more water to farmlands and communities across the San Joaquin Valley but faces strong objections from California state agencies due to potential harm to native fish species and reductions in water available to Southern California cities.

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Water Management

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

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Los Angeles Times

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Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-12-06

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