California agriculture needs strong assurances that the comprehensive water plan will in fact provide substantial benefits reliable water supply and environmental protection. This also must include a comprehensive agreement on future endangered species listings. It is critical that any long-term water strategy include consistency of supply and an assured and reliable water supply for agriculture. Therefore, it should be of highest priority that federal and state officials and all interested parties continue to work cooperatively to develop a comprehensive strategy for meeting California's water needs, not for the next five years, but for decades to come. Thus it is imperative that it be implemented in a manner that provides balance and flexibility.
Water is the lifeblood of California's agriculture.
A comprehensive water plan will help agriculture and California maintain its well-deserved world prominence.