1. San Joaquin Valley Water Crisis Is Urgent — Land Fallowing and Financial Stress Are Accelerating DWR's integrated "Vision for the San Joaquin Valley" confirms the region is on an unsustainable path due to severe groundwater overdraft, subsidence, and climate change. Multiple local speakers stressed that the timeline has compressed dramatically: GSAs are already issuing pumping allocations and assessment fees that farmers cannot pay. Millions of dollars in unpaid assessments are being sent to county tax rolls in multiple San Joaquin Valley areas (including Turlock East, Tri-County Water Authority near Corcoran, Greater Kaweah, and Eastern Tule). Even with all proposed supply strategies implemented, significant demand management — including permanent land fallowing of potentially 500,000+ acres — will still be required to bring basins into sustainability.
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