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Farm group challenges smelt decision

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 19, 2008 at 6:05 am

From the Central Valley Business Times:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to meet the standards of the Endangered Species Act when it issued an order that threatens to cut California’s dwindling water supply by a third or more, argues a group calling itself the Family Farm Alliance in a legal challenge filed under the federal Information Quality Act.

“The law requires USFWS to base its decisions on evidence, not assumptions or its own prejudices,” says Dan Keppen, executive director of the Family Farm Alliance, which is based in Klamath Falls, Ore.

“The more important the action, the more impact it’s likely to have, the higher the quality standards to which it should be held,” says Mr. Keppen.

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December 19, 2008 · Filed Under Delta smelt, Judge Wanger delta smelt ruling

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