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No idea, really, but J G Boswell (largest farming operation in the world -- and it's privately owned) owns most of the land there, and much of the water rights heading into it. Mark Arax has a book called "The King of California" that tells the story.
These people would probably be able to answer your question more directly and completely:
Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners
http://sanjoaquinvalley.org/tbwp/
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
(no web site known)
Also see, for historical context and related legal battles:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05EFDC1F3DE433A25756C1A96E9C94699ED7CF
http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2005/articles01/tulare_lake_basin_water_storage_.htm
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