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Delta Stewardship Council details irk community; Only one member to represent S.J. interests out of panel of seven

Posted by: Maven on August 5, 2009 at 9:18 am

From Stockton’s Record:

“Four of the seven members of a proposed Delta Stewardship Council would be appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger under legislation unveiled Tuesday, advancing fears that such a council, if formed, would endorse a peripheral canal by the end of next year. Schwarzenegger’s administration supports a canal, or “isolated conveyance,” to skirt water around the Delta to farms and cities as far south as San Diego.

Two more members of the council would be appointed by legislative leaders; only one spot would be certain to represent Delta interests.

“This shortchanges the Delta community,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, head of Stockton-based Restore the Delta. “We’ve been left out of the process. It’s another area where we can’t express our needs as a community in an adequate manner.” …”

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August 5, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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