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San Joaquin River plan aims to appease districts; Waterway dispute finally settled after two decades

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 18, 2008 at 6:42 am

From the Merced Sun-Star:

A federal bill that would restore water flows and return salmon to the San Joaquin River had some local water districts worried. But amendments to the bill were agreed upon Monday, and those amendments should drown the worries of the districts.

The bill will go before the Senate early next year as part of a big land-use package and would make sweeping changes to the San Joaquin River.

Negotiation for some of the districts was done by the Merced law firm of Mason, Robbins, Browning and Godwin. Art Godwin, a lawyer with the firm, said growers downstream of the river were worried about seepage issues. If the river gets more water flow, water would seep into the growers’ land. That could kill whatever is being grown on the acreage.

“We were worried about seepage and also about the cost,” Godwin said. The cost has been estimated to be anywhere from $500 million to more than $1 billion. Godwin said the districts were worried that the money would run out before the restoration was finished.

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November 18, 2008 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

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