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Monday’s top of the scroll: Butte County Water Commission wary of Delta plan

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 8, 2010 at 8:25 am

From the Oroville Mercury Register:

“A conservation plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, including plans for a system of tunnels and/or canals to bypass the estuary, raised questions from the Butte County Water Commission last week.

Paul Marshall, operations and planning manager for the Department of Water Resources, mapped out the current status of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.

During the presentation, water commissioners asked what the plans mean for Northern California, specifically whether a new system around the Delta would open up ways for more water to move from north to south. Marshall said the plan doesn’t affect water contracts and “shouldn’t affect the way you get water.” “Northern water users get their water first,” he said.

However, Commissioner Larry Grundmann said the concern is that if water is “better delivered, the better to take it away.”

Commissioner Ryan Schohr also noted the plan calls for 101,000 acres of land restoration. “Where is the water coming from for that?” he asked. … “

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February 8, 2010 · Filed Under Water Legislation

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