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Delta plan has other risks: Peripheral canal not the only controversial strategy in mind

Posted by: Maven on September 23, 2009 at 8:06 am

From Stockton’s Record:

“The peripheral canal gets all the publicity, but plans to radically revamp the Delta include other controversial and far-reaching strategies – including converting 80,000 acres of farmland into tidal marsh and flood plain habitat over the next four decades.

Farmers and fishermen argued their opposition on both counts Tuesday as the officials behind the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan visited Stockton to share early drafts of the document, which would give those who export water from the Delta permission under federal law to continue killing endangered fish at the giant pumps near Tracy.

Supporters say the plan is the best opportunity to save fish while stabilizing the state’s water supply.

But at whose expense? The plan calls for re-storation of at least 5,000 acres of marshland in the south Delta, the same area where farmer Cecil Rodgers has tilled the ground for four generations. “This isn’t just a wilderness out there,” he said. “There are people. Farmers.” …”

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September 23, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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