The Fight for Valley Water is Far from Over
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 2, 2009 at 2:07 pmFrom Fresno’s CBS 47:
Valley growers hope lawmakers will not forget they need water desperately. Thousands of farmers and workers marched through downtown Fresno Wednesday. They’re trying to get lawmakers to turn the pumps in the San Joaquin River Delta back on and they don’t plan to stop the protests until they get their water.
Thousands of farmers, workers and water rights supporters asked to be heard.
Valley Congressman George Radanovich, who took part in the rally, said, “The important thing is to focus the energy so that we make sure that we get an interim project in this fall.”
Read more from Fresno’s CBS 47 by clicking here.
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