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Trial to settle water rights, Salton Sea issues

Posted by: Maven on December 10, 2009 at 8:20 am

salton-sea-birds-in-tree.jpgFrom the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“After years of legal disputes, a judge is expected to rule this week on the legality of a pact that transfers billions of gallons of Colorado River water from farms to cities.

At issue is the Quantification Settlement Agreement of 2003, which authorizes the nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water transfer. The 75-year deal was designed to keep California from drawing more than its share from the river.

The agreement authorizes the Imperial Irrigation District, the largest holder of water rights on river, to send up to 300,000 acre-feet per year of water to the San Diego County Water Authority and Coachella Valley Water District.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the wholesaler for many Inland water agencies, the federal government and California are also part of the accord.

But the pact is fraught with problems. More than a dozen legal challenges to the agreement are the subject of a trial that began in Sacramento last month and is expected to last well into next year. … “

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December 10, 2009 · Filed Under Salton Sea

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