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CFBF leaders seek water solutions in Washington

Posted by: Maven on March 17, 2010 at 7:54 am

From the California Farm Bureau Federation:

“While farmers wait for federal officials to update water allocations from the Central Valley Project and for a preliminary evaluation from a National Academy of Sciences committee of stresses facing delta fish, California Farm Bureau Federation leaders visited the nation’s capital to discuss these issues and many others with elected representatives and administration officials.

Both the updated CVP water allocation and the NAS report are expected to be made public this week, but had not been announced by the Ag Alert deadline.

In its initial allocation announcement last month, the CVP warned that farm customers both north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could see allocations as low as 5 percent, but that water deliveries could reach as high as 30 percent south of the delta and 100 percent to the north, if precipitation remains at least average this winter. … “

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March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Legislation - State & Federal

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