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Thursday’s top of the scroll: Schwarzenegger wants answer from feds on water: “Thirty-eight million Californians stand waiting for your formal response”, he writes

Posted by: Maven on September 3, 2009 at 8:39 am

From the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert:

“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has sent a letter to the heads of two federal agencies asking them to reopen talks on federal water pumping restrictions meant to protect fish.

Schwarzenegger wants a response to letters he sent earlier this year asking agencies to reconsider federal regulations restricting water pumping in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Critics of the restrictions, which are intended to protect different species of endangered fish, say they have exacerbated the impact drought conditions have on farming and the state economy.

“I am concerned that the catastrophic impacts of the current crisis on our economy and environment could take decades to reverse and significantly hamper any long-term solutions,” the letter states.

Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Wednesday that the department wants to address flaws it has identified in two separate biological opinions, one to protect the Delta Smelt and one to protect salmon and sturgeon. He said the opinions, issued by different agencies, are also conflicting on some levels.

“We have two aggressive opinions that don’t quite match up with each other,” he said. …”

Read more, including the text of the letter Schwarzenegger sent to Washington, DC from the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert by clicking here.

September 3, 2009 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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