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Congressman Costa: “When it comes to fighting for our Valley and our water, I take a backseat to no one.”

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 4, 2010 at 8:54 am

costaCongressman Jim Costa answers his critics in this commentary published in the Hanford Sentinel:

“Our Valley faces an epic crisis. It is not a new one. It has gone on a long time. It is the fight for the water we need for Valley survival. And today, as never before, we must fight back. That’s the course I take. I will continue to speak out.

My family farmed in Kings, Fresno and Tulare counties for generations. Water was our lifeblood. I first ran for office in part because I knew that without enough water, nothing in our Valley could survive — not crops, not our economy, not our way of life.

And that’s why I have devoted most of my adult life to being the Valley’s advocate in the water wars.

Here are a few things I have learned in that struggle. First and foremost, you must wage the fight on a daily, monthly and yearly basis. You never give up; you never surrender.

There will always be competition for our water. There will be those who are intent on strangling our Valley into extinction. No matter what we win today, there will be someone trying to take it away from us tomorrow…. “

Continue reading Congressman Costa’s commentary at the Hanford Sentinel by clicking here.

February 4, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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