San Francisco Joins Farmers to Fight Environmentalists’ Bay-Delta Water Plan
Central Valley farmers are teaming up with the City of San Francisco to oppose a plan by California’s State Water Resources Control Board to divert more water to salmon runs along the Tuolumne River.
The plan, which critics call a “water grab,” would increase the amount of water in the river from roughly 11 percent of its natural flow to 40 percent, according to the Fresno Bee. The goal is to restore salmon and steelhead populations.
The state board’s plan is supported by environmental groups and fishing interests. Some supporters of the plan say it does not go far enough. But the plan is opposed by San Francisco and by county water authorities in the Central Valley.
The unusual alliance between urban liberals and rural conservatives is driven by the shared concern that the new water flow requirements will prove too restrictive, especially in years of drought.
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Wow!
This is extraordinary to find two groups, that are naturally opposed to each other on political lines, to rally together for their mutual benefit.
This should be followed closely to see who are the victors in this.