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Congressman Costa’s response to National Academy of Sciences review of Bay Delta water issues

Posted by: Maven on March 20, 2010 at 6:47 am

From the website of Congressman Jim Costa:

“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) today issued the following statement regarding the release of the National Academy of Sciences report on water management and Bay Delta health.

“Our Valley needs water to survive,” Costa said. “We have made real progress lately, but we can’t win this fight completely until the one-sided and flawed biological opinions being used to cut off our water are revised to reflect what is actually happening in the Delta. For too long, critics of our Valley have pointed fingers at our farmers, workers, and communities for the decline in Delta health. It is time for the science community, along with the Administration, to join me and the people of our Valley in saying, ‘Enough is enough.’”

According to the report: “[…] No scientific study has demonstrated that pumping in the south delta is the most important or the only factor accounting for the delta-smelt population decline. Therefore, the multiple other stressors that are affecting fish in the delta environment as well as in the other environments they occupy during their lives must be considered, as well as their comparative importance with respect to the effects of export pumping.” … “

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March 20, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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