Before Trump’s water order, pumping was reduced for maintenance

President Trump pledged to increase water flow to Southern California during his visit to Los Angeles, but records show that the federal government’s pumping facility in Northern California had reduced pumping for maintenance. Following Trump’s announcement, water deliveries from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the Central Valley Project resumed regular levels. Trump’s claims of military involvement and increased water flow were denied by state officials, who clarified that federal pumps were simply restarted after maintenance work.

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