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Congressman Gary Miller: California on the hook for a fish

Posted by: Maven on January 5, 2010 at 7:51 am

Gary MillerFrom U. S. Congressman Gary Miller in the O. C. Register, this commentary:

“Californians are still waiting for Congress or the Obama administration to end the man-made drought plaguing the Golden State. It has been more than two years since Congress was first asked to step in and end this needless calamity.

California water officials recently issued their bleakest initial water-supply forecast in state history – allocations in 2010 of 5 percent of requested supplies. Our state’s grim water crisis is largely due to limited water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta because of Endangered Species Act protections for the California Delta smelt, a 3-inch bait fish.

In 2008, a court ruling found that pumps in the Delta may be harming the Delta smelt by reversing the direction of flow in the Delta during the fishes’ spawning and early juvenile phase. Subsequently, interim restrictions on pumping are in place between late December and June each year until California finds a solution. … “

Read more of Congressman Gary Miller’s commentary by clicking here.

January 5, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues, Wildlife & Endangered Species

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