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Feds commit to more active role in Delta protection

Posted by: Maven on December 22, 2009 at 2:59 pm

From the Sacramento Bee:

“Federal officials on Tuesday released a plan of action to help California deal with water supply and environmental problems in the Delta.

The Department of Interior plan fulfills a promise by the Obama administration in September to resume a more active role in California’s water woes. It results from a memorandum of understanding signed between a number of federal agencies that deal with water, wildlife and farming activities.

The 23-page plan commits the federal government to a more active role in the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan, an effort by the state to improve habitat and waterworks in the Delta. It includes a controversial water canal or tunnel to divert a portion of the Sacramento River’s flow out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. … “

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December 22, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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