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Monday’s top of the scroll: McNerney criticized for Delta vote

Posted by: Maven on July 13, 2009 at 9:35 am

From Stockton’s Record:

U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney said this week that he is committed to restoring the Delta, despite an earlier vote to remove funding for new protections for salmon and steelhead.

The vote – which temporarily aligned McNerney with thirsty south and Central Valley lawmakers – failed by a narrow margin.

McNerney said Thursday that he was concerned about Stockton’s own water supply should the federal protections go forward. Those protections call for a decrease in the amount of water that can be exported from the Delta, but they also threaten to severely restrict Stockton’s water supply from the Stanislaus River.

“I’m sure you can imagine that was a difficult vote for me,” McNerney said. “I want to see the Delta be healthy and restored, and that’s all really critically important. My first priority has to be my constituents and making sure there’s enough drinking water for Stockton and groundwater recharge.”

But some Delta advocates have said they felt blind-sided by McNerney’s June vote. He has, after all, publicly condemned a peripheral canal and they have generally considered him an ally against water exporters.

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July 13, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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