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By Kate Poole
From NRDC - Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012
Coalition response...There
was no over-allocation of water when CVPIA was adopted. Water delivered to both
farmers and municipalities from the CVP was used to grow crops and provide a
water supply to people and businesses. CVPIA took a portion of that water and
redirected it to environmental purposes. The characterization of this water as
"over-allocated CVP contract amounts" is simply wrong.
The author also references "9.5 million
acre-feet" of delivered water as if it is an every year event. This is a
false premise. From 2007 through 2011, only 3.3 million acre-feet were
delivered to farmers with another 373,000 acre-feet going to municipal use. The
priority use of this water directs that it be delivered first to
municipalities, wildlife refuges and environmental purposes before farmers
receive their share.
Comparing the cost of water between the City of Los
Angeles and farmers in the San Joaquin Valley is a feeble attempt to portray
farmers as not paying their share. Farmers pay the cost of delivering their
water and the full operation and maintenance costs to keep the CVP in
operation. Southern California water users also pay their share of delivery but
they encounter additional costs, such the need to pump the water over the
Tehachapi Mountains, treat the water for human consumption and maintain a
pressurized system that keeps water flowing when their residents turn on their
faucets. It is important to note that water flowing to Southern California is
from the California State Water Project and not the federal Central Valley
Project.
It is unfortunate that articles such as this blog
do not present all of the facts.
WATER SUPPLY
Story
From Imperial Valley Press - Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012
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TV
From KXTV/10 - Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
From Redding Record Searchlight - Friday, Nov. 16,
2012
DELTA
Story
From Stockton Record - Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012
Report
From Delta Stewardship Council - Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
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