Agricultural organizations write Newsom, urging him to relax rules restricting water supplies:  “To ensure next year’s food supply … California’s farmers need access to as much water as the state can provide this year. Unfortunately,  the current water year has been dry, with very little rain and limited snowpack in the upper watersheds. This discouraging hydrology is compounded by restrictions on use of groundwater and surface water supplies. Our farmers are left with few options. Unfortunately, the dry hydrology cannot … Continue reading DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Ag groups ask Newsom to relax rules restricting water supplies; States sue EPA over rollback of Clean Water Rules; April Delta Conveyance Project update; Are almonds really as sustainable as we think, or just a waste of water?; and more …