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Thursday’s top of the scroll: Delta water quality continues to decline

Posted by: Maven on February 4, 2010 at 8:56 am

Delta #3 03-2009From the Mountain Democrat:

“The California Delta, where the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers merge with the San Francisco Bay, looks like the human blood circulation system, with major vessels connecting to increasingly smaller channels and sloughs surrounding islands. It contains around 1,000 miles of waterways.

The Delta lands are primarily agricultural, home to farms for around 150 years. The waterways provide the most popular inland area for boating and fishing in the state, are subject to increasing urbanization and supply important ecological habitat.

Water management of the Delta has been an ongoing struggle for decades, played out in the Legislature, the courts and the executive branch from the Governor’s Office on down through the agencies.

The periodic wins and losses in the battles over water affect all Californians, but are of particular concern to people in the mountain counties, the sources of fresh water for the state.

Basic problem No. 1: There is not enough water to go around. California is essentially a dry state.

Basic problem No. 2: Demand is increasing. Population is increasing in the state and in Northern California. … “

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February 4, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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