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Westlands wins, but at what cost? asks editorial: “By bullying and burning bridges, Westlands risks becoming a pariah in the water world. Over the long run, that will only hurt the farmers of this district and the business and farmworkers who depend on it.”

Posted by: Maven on February 27, 2010 at 9:32 am

From the Sacramento Bee, this editorial:

“Over the past year, the Westlands Water District and other irrigation districts in the San Joaquin Valley have engaged in a dangerous campaign of misinformation.

They brought in Fox News’ Sean Hannity to spout his claim that farmers in California “are losing their land, their crops and their livelihood all because of a 2-inch fish.”

They’ve portrayed the San Joaquin Valley as a “dust bowl.” And they’ve tried to sell the public on the idea that a “man-made drought” is harming farmers, not the low precipitation of the last three years.

It makes for great propaganda, but lousy policy. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and various other politicians are falling over themselves to further divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to help corporate farm operations to the south. They are doing this even though there’s scant evidence the valley’s west side has been significantly harmed by federal efforts to protect the Delta’s crashing stocks of salmon and smelt. … “

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February 27, 2010 · Filed Under Water Agency News

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