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Press Release: IID clarifies position on All-American Canal lining project safety features

Posted by: Maven on May 4, 2010 at 5:37 am

From the Imperial Irrigation District, this press release in response to the 60 Minutes segment posted here yesterday:

“In response to the May 2, 2010, 60 Minutes segment on the All-American Canal lining project, Imperial Irrigation District Division 4 Director Stella Mendoza strongly objected to the mischaracterization of her position regarding the incorporation of enhanced safety measures in the newly lined 23-mile segment of the 83-mile-long waterway.

“I spoke with the correspondent for perhaps an hour,” Mendoza said, “and I made clear in that time that the IID Board of Directors unanimously supports incorporating enhanced safety measures into the canal-lining project. That this simple fact was omitted from the 22-minute piece that was aired to the public is inaccurate and patently unfair.”

The All -American Canal is owned by the U.S. government and managed by IID under contract with the Department of the Interior. The $300-million lining project, which was paid for by the state of California and the San Diego County Water Authority. is already conserving – and transferring – an estimated 57,700 acre-feet of seepage water annually for use in San Diego County. This fact, too, was missing from the segment presented by 60 Minutes. … “


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May 4, 2010 · Filed Under Imperial Valley

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