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Coalition for a Sustainable Delta
California Water Users Sue Federal Agencies
April 4th, 2009
The Coalition for a Sustainable Delta and the Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) today joined other water users in California by filing suit against federal agencies challenging regulatory restrictions placed on the state's water operations. The severe water supply restrictions have resulted from federal agency actions designed to protect the Delta smelt, a federally protected endangered species that lives in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The restrictions have greatly reduced water supplies for 25 million Californians and millions of acres of productive San Joaquin Valley farmland. "The actions by federal agencies are greatly exacerbating California's ongoing water...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-04-04)
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