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Friday’s top of the scroll: Project pumps water hopes; ‘Two Gates’ proposal authors say project won’t solve Delta’s problems

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 10, 2009 at 7:22 am

From the Capital Press:

As the proposed “Two Gates” project gains popularity in California water discussions, the plan’s authors caution against expectations that it will significantly increase deliveries from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The project, much talked-about at recent water gatherings in the Central Valley, would include two temporary, mechanically operated gates that could help restore some of the Delta pumping recently lost because of biological opinions to protect fish. But they would together function as only one tool among many that could allow for successful Delta management in the future, water managers say.

As currently proposed, the gates would amount to a temporary “Band-aid” to help manage fish habitat, said Roger Patterson, assistant general manager of Metropolitan Water District.

“We’re not looking at this being a huge gain in water supply,” Patterson said. “In no way will it improve water supplies to where we were … before the new rules were in place. What we’re trying to do is get by for the next eight to 10 years, before we can get some infrastructure in place.”

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July 10, 2009 · Filed Under Other Delta Issues

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2 Responses to “Friday’s top of the scroll: Project pumps water hopes; ‘Two Gates’ proposal authors say project won’t solve Delta’s problems”

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  2. Two Gates Project on November 23rd, 2009 4:16 pm

    [...] … two temporary, mechanically operated gates that could help restore some of the Delta pumping… But these gates will cut us off from the rest of the delta. [...]

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