Senate OKs Central Valley water transfer measure

October 15, 2009

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Central Valley Business Times

The U.S. Senate has given final approval to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which includes an amendment by California U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein that will allow for water transfers to help agricultural communities in the Central Valley that have been hard hit by three years of drought.

The legislation now goes to President Obama for his signature.

“This measure is a critical first step toward improving water management to help ease the water crisis in the San Joaquin Valley,” says Ms. Boxer. “The legislation will enable water transfers between the east and west sides of the valley, offering some much-needed relief to agricultural communities that are suffering from drought conditions.”

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