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Litigation

Jun. 15, 2011

Water Authorities Sue Over Restrictions

San Joaquin Valley water agencies and the U.S. Department of the Interior will head to court today over the federal agency's directive to impose temporary water pumping restrictions in the region.

By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Joaquin Valley water agencies and the U.S. Department of the Interior will head to court today over the federal agency's directive to impose temporary water pumping restrictions in the region.

The two-week restrictions are intended to help salmon, thousands of which have gotten caught in the San Joaquin River Delta water pumps. But the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and the Wetlands Water District say the pumpin...

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