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Judge rejects delay to All-American Canal work

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 29, 2008 at 6:33 am

From the Imperial Valley Press Online:

A request from opponents to the All-American Canal lining project to prevent the flow of water into the new channel was denied by a state appellate judge last week.

Jim Abatti, a member of Protect Our Water and Energy Rights, said the lawsuit did not attempt to stall the project. Abatti said the request asked that water not be diverted into the newly lined canal until safety measures were put into place to save lives. “It’s already a dangerous canal now,” Abatti said of the earthen canal. “There is no dollar on anything I’m suing for. I’m suing on the principle of making sure they do things right.”

At the center of the debate is whether the new canal, which is already under construction and scheduled to come on line in 2010, should have ridges in the concrete sides to allow animals or humans who fall in a chance to get out.

Imperial Irrigation District spokesman Kevin Kelley said the ridges presented a structural flaw to the district and other agencies lining the canal. “Those ridges were eliminated based on the input of all the project partners including the Bureau of Reclamation,” Kelley said.

The construction of the canal includes metal ladders that have been placed on alternating sides of the canal every 250 feet.

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April 29, 2008 · Filed Under All-American Canal

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