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Phil Isenberg harbors water-fix doubts: With budget issues resolved for now, legislature turns back to water

Posted by: Maven on July 31, 2009 at 9:02 am

From the Capital Press:

“To hear Phil Isenberg tell it, California lawmakers stand as much chance of solving the state’s water issues as they do its fiscal ones. Isenberg, a Sacramento lobbyist and water-policy expert, chairs the Delta Vision Foundation, a group formed early this year by members of the dissolved Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force.

“If history is any guide, governors and legislators are going to be unable to solve issues of water” in California, Isenberg said.

Which doesn’t mean he has lost hope. With the state’s budget difficulties at least temporarily resolved, the legislature can finally turn its attention to water policy, an issue described by many lawmakers as the state’s most urgent priority.

The conventional approach to water policy needs to be changed, Isenberg says. That may seem an unreachable goal, but Isenberg and his fellow foundation members are focused on pushing lawmakers and stakeholders toward it. …”

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July 31, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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