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San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District joins Bay Delta Conservation Plan study

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 25, 2008 at 8:16 am

From the Highland Community News:

The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (Muni) has decided to take a seat at the table when plans are made for a trans-delta system to bring water to Southern California while protecting endangered species.

The present system has been severely limited because it tends to kill off the endangered delta smelt, a tiny fish that gets sucked into the pumping system that serves the California Aqueduct.

A Peripheral Canal was proposed by State Senator Ruben Ayala in the 1970s which would have accomplished the same thing, but was rejected by voters with strong opposition from Northern California.

The idea gained fresh support, however, when a federal judge ruled that pumping had to protect the delta smelt, which reduced the amount of water taken. That, combined with the recent drought, left Southern Californians and Central Valley farmers looking for new sources of water.

A Bay Delta Conservation Plan has broad support for developing a way to address the combined issues of delivering water to the State Water Project and protecting endangered species.

Read more from the Highland Community News by clicking here.

December 25, 2008 · Filed Under Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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