Environmental
Feb. 11, 2010
Judge Halts Delta Water Pumping
Water pumping out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is expected to be cut beginning today to protect the delta smelt fish.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Water pumping out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is expected to be cut beginning today to protect the delta smelt fish. A federal judge in Fresno rejected a last-minute bid by agriculture interests and Southern California cities to keep the water flowing.
U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger's oral ruling Wednesday is a departure from an earlier decision he made to tem...
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