Environmental
Sep. 17, 2014
9th Circuit appears friendly to limits on delta pumping
A federal appellate court on Monday appeared ready to uphold water pumping limits from the Sacramento San Joaquin River delta in order to protect imperiled salmon.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appellate court on Monday appeared ready to uphold water pumping limits from the Sacramento San Joaquin River delta in order to protect imperiled salmon, just months after it kept in place similar protections for the tiny delta smelt fish.
Agricultural and urban water districts around the state that rely on huge amounts of water from the delta have been locked in a years-long legal battle to...
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