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Abatti asks Secretary of the Interior if the feds would take over IID water if QSA invalidation not appealed

Posted by: Maven on February 27, 2010 at 7:20 am

From the Imperial Valley Press:

“Imperial Irrigation District Director Michael Abatti sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar questioning the possibility of a federal takeover of IID water.

The letter, dated Feb. 18, was also distributed to more than 100 individuals, including President Barack Obama, Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and IID General Manager Brian Brady, among others.

In the letter, received anonymously by the Imperial Valley Press, Abatti asks whether the federal government will take over IID water if the district fails to appeal the Quantification Settlement Agreement invalidation. He referenced attorney Stuart Somach’s comments to the board.

“Normally such speculation would simply be dismissed as boisterous bluster, but Mr. Somach’s well-known reputation in Colorado River and California water matters leads me to ask you directly as to whether such speculation is true,” Abatti wrote to Salazar. … “

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February 27, 2010 · Filed Under Imperial Valley

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