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Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Federal panel begins crucial study of California water decisions

Posted by: Maven on December 22, 2009 at 9:02 am

From McClatchy News:

“Washington — Fifteen high-powered scientists have begun a politically sensitive review of key California water decisions.

With Central Valley farmers and environmentalists watching closely, the newly formed National Research Council panel must move quickly to meet an initial March deadline. The scientists also must catch up with some long-running controversies, as most committee members come from outside California.

“Water is the single most important resource in California, and is in conflicting demand by municipalities, agriculture and the environment,” research committee member James Anderson noted Monday, further warning that “this conflict will only continue to increase.”

The National Research Council is the direct research arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Urged on by anxious members of Congress and the Obama administration, the research council ordered up the study officially titled “Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta.” … “

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December 22, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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