Chamber of Commerce Water Bond Proposals Fail to Address Root Causes of State's Water Supply Problems, Environmental Group Says
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Tom Graff, 510-593-3899 (cell) tgraff@environmentaldefense.orgAnn Hayden, 510-508-2557 (cell) ahayden@environmentaldefense.orgJesus Mena, 415-293-6050 or 415-948-4220 (cell) jemena@environmentaldefense.org
“These bond proposals are deeply flawed because they fail to adequately address the root causes of California’s serious water supply problems,” said Ann Hayden, senior water resource analyst for Environmental Defense during a 10am news conference in Sacramento with Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (Oakland), Senator Mike Machado (Linden), leading environmental groups, and water agencies.
Hayden is also a member of the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan steering committee that is developing a long term plan in 2008 to protect and restore the Delta ecosystem while providing reliable water supply to California’s farms and cities. “These bonds would circumvent the normal approval process for major infrastructure and subsidize questionable projects, spending unprecedented amounts of taxpayer dollars.”
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