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New office aims to smooth approvals for water bank transactions

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2009 at 8:27 am

From the Capital Press:

“With help from the federal government, California water officials hope a new department will bring needed efficiency to a water-trading system that has caused frustrations among farmers.

The Water Transfer Office was created in early November within the state Department of Water Resources. For the first two years, its primary focus will be working with federal regulators to create a joint environmental document designed to cover much of the permitting process for water transfers, said Teresa Geimer, coordinator of the state’s drought water bank.

After that, the office will serve to manage traffic through the state and federal approval processes for individual water transfers.

“This is a way to do the matrix management from one office,” Geimer said. … “

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November 20, 2009 · Filed Under Water Transfers

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