Sue Everyone
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
The Silver Surfer sent me this:
Water exports from the Delta should cease until government agencies comply with the law, environmentalists said Monday in a far-reaching lawsuit.
State and federal water managers have increased exports to farms and cities south of the Delta even as fish populations plummet, says the lawsuit, filed in Sacramento County Superior Court. Northern California reservoirs have been “cannibalized” for the sake of Southern California, and irrigation of drainage-impaired lands in the western San Joaquin Valley is a waste of water, the groups say.
The federal Bureau of Reclamation and state Department of Water Resources, both of which export Delta water, are targets of the lawsuit. So is the State Water Resources Control Board, which is charged with regulating water rights and ensuring water quality in California. The board has failed to provide important oversight, environmentalists say.
Bottom Line: Laws should be enforced, not circumvented.
