WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement on Friday, Aug. 2 of up to $75 million awarded across five California irrigation districts to support farmers, agricultural commodity production, and water conservation. This funding will help irrigation districts and producers use innovative water savings technologies and farming practices, produce water-saving commodities, and expand and create new, sustainable market opportunities after years of historic drought.Five California irrigation districts were preliminarily selected to receive up to $15 million each: Corcoran Irrigation District, Glenn-Colusa Irrigatio
