| Defining 'Delta water' |
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| Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:32 |
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request. California's best-kept secret? Coalition response...How many people in a survey could come up with the correct answer when asked to define "Delta water"? Would they realize that the Delta relies on water that originates in the high mountains of northern California? Would they know that the water that tumbles from the Sierras along the Central Valley travels to the Delta? Without these sources there would not be a Delta estuary. |
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