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Costa Statement on State Water Board Pushing Vote on Bay-Delta Amendments to December 12th

November 7, 2018

Fresno, CA – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) issued the following statement after the California State Water Resources Control Board voted today to delay the final vote on amendments to the Bay-Delta plan until December 12, 2018:

"The Board's decision today to allow negotiations on voluntary settlement agreements to continue until mid-December at the Governor and Governor-elect's request is a positive one.

"We are presented with a unique opportunity – to reset the water wars of the past and find a better path forward by negotiating a solution that would minimize the conflict over California's most precious natural resource: its water. Science shows that improving habitat, predator control, and functional flows will lead to improved fishery health while minimizing impacts to the reliability of water supplies and harm to California's agricultural economy. Today's action by the Board allows these negotiations to continue."

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Issues:Water