Too Many Environmental Mandates?

The balance among farmers, cities and wildlife is a tenuous one -- especially in Southern California.

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July 18, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

This article looks at the delicate balance between the waterneedsof the state's consumers and farmers and the water needed to protectwildlife and biodiversity. The article notes the Klamath Basin waterbattle, as well as the conflicting water interests near the Salton Sea.Federal wildlife officials are also fighting to secure a portion of theSanta Ana River to help the threatened habitat of the San Bernardinokangaroo rat. According to a legal expert interviewed for the piece,watershould flow to an endangered species first before serving any otherneeds.

Thanks to California Policy Forum

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