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Breaking News: Auburn Dam water Rights Revoked

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 2, 2008 at 4:11 pm

From Friends of the River:

December 2, 2008 – The California State Water Board voted unanimously to revoke the Bureau of Reclamation’s water rights to build the auburn dam. The Order cited California’s tough “use it or lose it” water rights policy, in which the Water Board noted that the Bureau failed to construct the project and apply water to beneficial use with due diligence as required by state law.

More on this to follow, I’m sure …..

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