Babbitt Signs Historic 7-state Water Accord

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt signs a sweeping seven-state water accord that assures water for Southern California for 15 years.

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January 18, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A historic agreement signed by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt in Coronado yesterday virtually guarantees San Diego County conserved water from Imperial Valley farms as part of a sweeping plan to end California's overuse of Colorado River water...Without the pact, completed after five years of negotiations, officials feared that a new era of limits on the Southwest's largest water source could result in continuing legal and political conflict. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Babbitt signs historic 7-state water accord

Wednesday, January 17, 2001 in The San Diego Union-Tribune

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