FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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In case you missed it…
Contra Costa Times editorial: Why California water debate is going nowhere fast
Contra Costa Times editorial © 2013 Bay Area News Group
November 22, 2013
“… Why has the debate focused on the conveyance system instead of this basic question? Follow the money.
“Central Valley agriculture interests and Southern California water districts are footing the bill for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, basically the tunnel plan that is backed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The farmers and water users would pay for most of the $25 billion project, so they want to guarantee as large a reliable water supply as possible. The bigger the conveyance system, the more water it can carry, even though we don’t yet know what taking that much water away will do to the Delta. …”
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