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Assemblymember Galgiani: We need emergency fixes to California’s water problems

Posted by: Maven on February 13, 2010 at 8:20 am

galgianiFrom the Merced Sun-Star, this commentary by Assemblymember Galgiani:

“Although it is tempting to focus on the big solutions to “fix” our water problems, we now understand that emergency solutions are needed to address the crisis immediately.

As your assembly member, I am pleased to have been involved in recently achieving an emergency fix that will have an immediate effect on farmers impacted by the water shortage.

Working with the California Groundwater Association, I amended a bill, AB 1416, with emergency language to extend the implementation date of regulations by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requiring all portable drilling rigs to be retrofitted with new less polluting diesel engines by Jan. 1.

As a result of my bill, CARB agreed to consider the issue at their Jan. 28 meeting where they approved an extension of the deadline for water well drillers to comply with new regulations. … “

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February 13, 2010 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack, Groundwater

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