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Federico Barajas, executive director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority in Los Banos, said this year’s federal allocation is a significant improvement over last year’s initial allocation.

Newsom ordered the state Department of Water Resources to “maximize diversions of excess flows” during winter storms to store more water in reservoirs such as San Luis Reservoir, located south of the Delta near Los Banos.

One contractor, Feather Ranch Kennels, is a 200-dog closed colony in Los Banos surrounded by empty, barren farmland.

Sisk Dam and enlarge the reservoir near Los Banos will enable it to hold more water during wet years, boosting the reserves of water suppliers in parts of the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley.

California State Parks officials have begun additional exit inspections of boats at O’Neill Forebay, San Luis Reservoir and Los Banos Creek Reservoir to ensure all water is drained from livewells, bilges and outboard motors to prevent the spread of the mussels.