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This just in … Westlands Water District’s letter to ACWA terminating membership

Posted by: Maven on February 25, 2010 at 1:15 pm

This just in, courtesy of Matt Weiser at the Sacramento Bee on twitter, read Westlands letter to ACWA terminating their membership (note that budget is not mentioned): Westlands letter to ACWA

The comment they are referring to is this one, published in a November Sacramento Bee article:

” … Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, said many of his member utilities will be forced to mail bigger water bills to millions of customers to pay for a canal. Yet he acknowledged additional fees to support Delta management are necessary.

“It’s something we have to deal with as an industry,” he said.

Quinn called the bills historic and said they “largely got it right.” The Delta Council will prove effective, he said, despite its limited powers.

“Privately, I probably would give the council more authority to enforce its views,” Quinn said. “I think the council can be highly influential. It can make a real difference with the authority that it’s got.” … “

February 25, 2010 · Filed Under Water Agency News

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