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County staff warn state budget and administrative shifts could disrupt local drought‑response programs
Summary
Tulare County staff and a Self Help representative told the Water Commission that moving local drought response programs, including tanking and bottled water, to the State Water Board and recent budget cuts could delay help for households without water and complicate local delivery.
Denise (county water staff) and a Self Help representative briefed the Tulare County Water Commission on April 14, 2025, about ongoing drought‑response work, program demand and concerns about proposed state budget and administrative changes.
Denise said issued well permits have declined in recent years and described county tracking of drought assistance programs. "We typically have somewhere between 253 homes on tanks and hauled water," she said, and added the county has "about 247 homes on drought‑related bottled water." Denise warned that the governor’s budget proposal would transfer the bottled‑water and tanking…
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