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Environmental

Mar. 14, 2013

Imperial Valley water district drops attorneys and seeks settlement in river fight

A fight over moving massive amounts of water from the rural Imperial Valley to Southern California cities has taken a dramatic turn in the past week after a major player in the dispute fired its longtime attorneys and is trying to settle.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A fight over moving massive amounts of water from the rural Imperial Valley to Southern California cities has taken a dramatic turn in the past week after a major player in the dispute fired its longtime attorneys and is now trying to settle differences with its staunch foe. The fight centers on a deal in which the Imperial Irrigation District agreed to sell some of its Colorado River water to cities in Southern...

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