Senator Cox dislikes water package
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 7, 2009 at 7:59 amFrom MyMotherLode.com:
“Sacramento, CA — 1st District Republican State Senator Dave Cox feels the comprehensive water package approved in the legislature too heavily benefits southern California.
“What we essentially saw was north against south, as all of the southern delegates voted for the package and most all of the northern delegates voted against it,” says Cox. “I was concerned about many of the items that were in the package. For example the aspect of conservation, there are some who will be asked to provide a conservation level of five percent and others at 20 percent. It didn’t seem right to me that you can say to Los Angeles, Long Beach and Santa Ana that there won’t be any conservation in your area, but there will be for everybody else.” …”
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November 7, 2009 · Filed Under Water Legislation
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