Drought Declaration Ambiguity: California Locals Concerned over Groundwater Control, Schwarzenegger’s Meaning in “Expedited Water Transfers” (MSNBC)
Mar.01, 2009 in
Drought, Public Works, Water Crisis, Water Management, Water Rights
(Feb. 28, 2009, MSNBC)
Butte County water officials have concerns that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proclamation Friday on the drought isn’t clear about protecting local control over groundwater.
Paul Gosselin, director of the county Department of Water and Resource Conservation, said there are concerns about what exactly the governor means by “expedited water transfers.”
Butte County has an ordinance [...]