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Death of QSA would spell trouble, says commentary

Posted by: Maven on February 23, 2010 at 5:51 am

From the Imperial Valley Press, this commentary on the QSA from IV Press reporter Brad Jennings:

” … The main problem with the QSA from where I sit is that it has divided the Imperial Valley greatly. Again, most people don’t know anything about the QSA and don’t care about it one bit (although they should). But the people who do care about it care about it deeply as an issue. They either believe it’s not great but will protect the Valley somewhat, or they hate it and want it to go away.

A judge recently invalidated the QSA because of an issue involving the Salton Sea. The IID and its partners in this deal in San Diego, the Coachella Valley and Los Angeles will appeal. The fight will drag on and on. Imperial County has jumped in with its own lawsuits against the IID, and the Farm Bureau has weighed in on the side of the county — no surprise there.

Meanwhile, while we call each other names like snot-nosed kids in the schoolyard, the Salton Sea is still dying and the coastal cities still want the Valley’s water. Nothing is really getting done. It seems to me that is what we are best at in the Valley: hurting ourselves.

And let’s be very clear about this: Anyone who believes the federal government won’t come in here while we wail away on each other and take our water is either not paying attention or just plain dumb. Ever heard of the Central Valley? The feds won’t take over the IID — why would they? — but they will take water. We can boast about historical rights and best use and pioneer families who built canals and ditches all we want; that won’t matter to the feds. … “

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February 23, 2010 · Filed Under Imperial Valley

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