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Hugh Hewitt: Forget jobs summit: Turn on California’s water

Posted by: Maven on November 16, 2009 at 8:18 am

From the San Francisco Examiner, this commentary by Hugh Hewitt:

“For Fresno and California’s entire Central Valley, it should be the best of times.

With the dollar weak and the world hungry, the exceptionally fertile fields along the Golden State highway should be producing record yields of grains, fruits, vegetables and nuts.

Instead framers are struggling to keep even a third of their potential acreage in use. Mile after mile of parched land greets the approach to the city of 500,000. And angry signs along the roadside condemn the federal government that has cut off the valley’s water.

The delta smelt, a small fish that makes its home in the vast Sacramento Delta, has been declared endangered. Since late last year the water lifeline from the north to the south has been reduced to a trickle. …”

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November 16, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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