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Some experts are questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s plan to increase water pumping of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, while others are concerned about the consequences for imperiled salmon and other fish.
John Bezdek Attorney in Private Practice, Washington, D.C.
Dan Keppen Executive Director, Family Farm Alliance
A recent federal audit over a water-banking program in the Klamath Basin lacks an understanding of the on-the-ground reality in the region, writes attorney John Bezdek and Family Farm Alliance’s Dan Keppen.
After 16 years of drought in the Colorado River Basin, Lake Mead has hit its lowest point ever. Here’s a look at what impact this will have on the 19 million Californians who depend on the water supply.
At the first hearing on Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s controversial drought legislation, it emerges that the Obama administration supports the bill. But a deeper look shows that many concerns remain, leaving consensus still in doubt.
Fish need more than just water. Ecologist Jacob Katz says if we just make sure imperiled salmon can find enough food to eat, this could take a lot of pressure off California’s dwindling water supplies.
FRESNO BEE: Two irrigation districts could get the green light soon to build a new water bank project in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Water would be piped from the Friant-Kern Canal and percolate into a 560-acre recharge basin.
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