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Big trouble for state water users in coming years, says editorial

Posted by: Maven on December 18, 2008 at 2:07 pm

From the Woodland Daily Democrat, this editorial:

It may not get much attention from the region’s residents. After all, when we want water, most of us go to the nearest tap, turn it the handle — or push it. We may get excited about the cold, snowfall, whether we’re getting enough rain (hint: It’s never enough), or the pain of trying to find a parking space in downtown Woodland.

But when it comes to matters which concern us most, it always comes back to water. And now a panel of the governor’s top advisers is backing a sweeping plan for water use in California, including taking a look at building a canal to pipe water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The Delta Vision Committee endorsed a draft plan that asks California lawmakers to revisit the canal idea that voters rejected decades past. 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. What happens as a result of those hearings will touch the lives of every single person in the state.

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December 18, 2008 · Filed Under Delta Issues, General Water Issues

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