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Friday’s top of the scroll: Feds to cut red tape on water trades

Posted by: Maven on January 1, 2010 at 9:05 am

waterwayFrom the Capital Press:

“The Obama administration says it will boost water transfers in California in 2010 while aiding water efficiency and conservation on farms.

The policy is part of a plan that engages six federal agencies to attack California’s water challenges while working to restore ecosystems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay.

The administration says it wants to improve efficiency in the permitting process for water transfers between sellers and buyers. As part of that effort, the feds are considering a state-federal permit that would allow water to be transferred between state and federal water-use areas.

The administration says it will petition the State Water Resources Control Board to create the permit. The feds will also begin allowing users south of the Delta to carry over stored water for use in 2010. … “

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