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Diane Feinstein: Action needed now on water crisis

Posted by: Maven on April 17, 2009 at 8:32 am

From the Central Valley Business Times:

Saying much of the Central Valley is teetering on the brink of economic disaster because of a lack of normal water flows for farm and ranch irrigation, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling for a “targeted” strategy to address the problem.

“The lack of water threatens to decimate the Valley economy, and some cities are already struggling with unemployment rates between 25 and 45 percent. We must reverse this trend,” says Ms. Feinstein in a letter to Lester Snow, director of the California Department of Water Resources. The letter was released Thursday afternoon by the senator’s office.

Ms. Feinstein says a targeted strategy must be developed to address the severe water crisis for farms in California’s Central Valley.

The letter follows a meeting convened last week by the senator to bring together the major stakeholders – farmers, ranchers, and state and federal water and wildlife officials – to discuss possible solutions for the drought, including the need to move water south of the Delta.

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April 17, 2009 · Filed Under Agriculture, Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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