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Doug Obegi: 2009 California water in review (and hopes for 2010)

Posted by: Maven on December 31, 2009 at 8:06 am

From Doug Obegi at the NRDC Switchboard blog:

“New Year’s provides a good opportunity to look back on the past year, and to look forward to the next. Here’s my list of 2009’s Good, Bad and Ugly in terms of California water politics, and what I’m wishing for in 2010.

The Good:

A lot was accomplished in 2009:

* New state water policy reform legislation that prioritizes water use efficiency and the Virtual River of modern water supply tools, that reduces reliance on water exports from the Delta, and which includes new protections for the Bay-Delta estuary and its struggling salmon and other native fish populations;
* New federal protections for endangered salmon and steelhead in the Bay-Delta, which will also benefit salmon fishermen in California and Oregon in the coming years; and
* The release of water down the San Joaquin River for the first time in more than 50 years, as part of the effort to restore the river and its historic salmon fishery.

The Bad: … “

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December 31, 2009 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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