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Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Pumps blast water to west Valley farmers

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 9, 2010 at 9:00 am

san luis reservoirFrom the Fresno Bee:

“Federal officials are pumping an extra billion gallons of river water daily into San Luis Reservoir for west Valley farmers, thanks to a federal judge’s order and a string of winter storms.

But if the storms disappear, the full-blast pumping could stop far sooner than the two weeks ordered by the judge.

West San Joaquin Valley farm leaders say the extra water would help them keep stressed orchards and vineyards alive. There’s even a small chance some idled acreage would be brought back into production, which would help a region suffering from widespread job losses.

U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger on Friday set aside pumping restrictions designed to protect the endangered winter-run salmon from being chewed up in giant water pumps. Winter storms are making rivers run high, keeping fish away from the pumps and flushing ocean salt water away from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. … “

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February 9, 2010 · Filed Under Salmon

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