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California’s Capitol blog: State water board gains some new powers and hard tasks

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 7, 2009 at 7:50 am

From the California’s Capitol blog:

“Charlie Hoppin almost became one of the most powerful persons in state government.

He has plenty of power as chairman of the State Water Resources Control Board but the Yuba City rice farmer was going to be presiding over a body with significantly greater powers to halt water scofflaws – at least when the recently concluded special session on water began in late October.

But in the dead-of-night last minute deal cutting that capped the special session the very interests that feared those powers would be leveled against them, succeeded in removing them from the package.

Among the recommendations of the Delta Vision Task Force, whose two years of hearings and investigation were the foundation of much of the water package, were expanding the already broad powers of the water board to better prevent illegal diversions, improve conservation and protect water quality. …”

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November 7, 2009 · Filed Under Water Legislation, Water Rights

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