Judge Blocks Calif. Water Curtailment Orders

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A judge has blocked the California Water Resources Control Board’s decision to curtail the water rights of four irrigation districts amid the drought.

The temporary restraining order prevents the board from enforcing a curtailment order against the West Side Irrigation District, Central and South Delta Water agencies, as well as Woods Irrigation Co.

Some attorneys believe the decision could affect all other curtailment orders.