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Rules sought to protect the San Joaquin River and bluffs

Posted by: Maven on March 15, 2010 at 6:41 am

From the Fresno Bee:

“A Fresno City Council member is trying to bring regulatory order to a portion of one of the Valley’s most treasured natural resources: the San Joaquin River and bluffs.

Council Member Andreas Borgeas said many government agencies, each with its own rules, regulate the river along the edge of his northwest Fresno district. Those include the counties of Fresno and Madera and the state Department of Fish and Game.

Unless they coordinate their laws and enforcement, he said, the area will remain full of potential public safety hazards.

“The river and bluffs are a prized natural resource, but there’s an entire alphabet soup of jurisdictions overseeing it,” Borgeas said. “The way it’s regulated is broken and needs to be fixed.” … “


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March 15, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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