2016 he delisted himself as a lobbyist, to avoid "running afoul of the new president's ban on lobbyists joining his administration." By April 2017, Bernhardt remained on a $20,000-a-month retainer with Westlands. See also San Joaquin River Central Valley Project California Water Wars Water in California Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act (H.R. 3964; 113th Congress) References External links Westlands Water District website Land Retirement Analysis of Economic Impacts (Full Report) Law.ggu.edu: "Reaping Riches in a Wretched Region: Subsidized Industrial Farming and Its Link to Perpetual Poverty" Water management authorities in California California State Water Project Central Valley Project Irrigation Districts of the United States Government of Fresno County, California Government of Kings County, California Agriculture in California San Joaquin Valley 1952 establishments in California Government agencies established in 1952