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Governor’s panel says California must fix water system

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 17, 2008 at 6:11 am

From the Associated Press:

A panel of the governor’s top advisers on Monday backed sweeping changes to California’s water system, including the building of dams and a canal to pipe water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The Delta Vision Committee endorsed a plan that asks California lawmakers to revisit the canal idea that voters rejected long ago. It also promotes building dams, which Democrats oppose, and restoring 100,000 acres of habitat in the delta, where some native fish are struggling to survive.

Tuesday was the final public hearing in a two-year process to come up with ways to restore the ailing delta while shoring up California’s water supplies. The committee will present Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with recommendations by the end of the year.

The panel’s meeting came a day after the Bush administration ordered state and federal officials to drastically reduce the amount of water pumped from the delta in order to save a California native fish from extinction. That decision has left many farmers in the Central Valley and cities in Southern California with the prospect of water shortages next year.

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December 17, 2008 · Filed Under Delta Vision Task Force

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