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Sunday’s top of the scroll: Spotlight on delta in coming state water fight

Posted by: Maven on August 9, 2009 at 8:13 am

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

“With the bruising battle over the state budget barely over, a new fight looming in the Capitol promises to be just as ugly.

At stake is nothing less than the replumbing of California’s water system, a complicated, aging network of pipes, canals and pumps that has watered America’s breadbasket, fueled the largest population in the union and given rise to one of the world’s most prosperous economies.

Perhaps never before in the Golden State’s history has it been more clear that the system is profoundly broken and at risk of outright collapse. And experts agree that this may be the year the state’s leaders finally dole out much-needed fixes.

The anticipated debate centers on the deteriorating Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the scenic network of islands, channels and wetlands that funnels water to two-thirds of California, including much of the Bay Area. …”

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August 9, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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