ACWA Voices Support for San Joaquin River Agreement; Plan to Restore Flows, Salmon Runs Would Benefit from Prop. 84.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ) today hailed a landmark agreement to restore the San Joaquin River San Joaquin River River, central California, U.S. Formed by forks rising in the Sierra Nevada, it flows past Stockton, Calif., to join the Sacramento River above Suisun Bay. It is 350 mi (560 km) long and is dammed for hydroelectric power. and called on Californians to help fund the agreement by approving Proposition 84 on the November ballot. Federal officials, environmental groups and irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. districts today outlined agreement on a 20-year plan to release water from Friant Dam Friant Dam is a concrete gravity dam located near the town of Friant, California on the upper San Joaquin River. The dam, completed in 1942, forms Millerton Lake and was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which owns and operates the dam. to restore fall- and spring-run Chinook salmon chinook salmon or king salmon Prized North Pacific food and sport fish (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the salmon family. The average weight is about 22 lbs (10 kg), but individuals of 50–80 lbs (22–36 kg) are not unusual. in the San Joaquin River. The agreement, which includes a suite of projects to replace some water supplies relinquished by water contractors, settles an 18-year court battle over how much water should be released from Friant to restore salmon that once lived there. ACWA Executive Director Steve Hall congratulated the parties for their perseverance Perseverance See also Determination. Ainsworth redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752] Call of the Wild, The dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit. in hammering out a plan that will provide water supply certainty to family farms while benefiting the San Joaquin River as well as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in northern California in the United States. It is formed at the western edge of the Central Valley by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and lies just east of where the , a key water supply source for 22 million Californians and more than 7 million acres of irrigated farmland. "This agreement is good for the environment, but it is also good for the many communities and families that depend on water from Friant Dam for their livelihoods," Hall said. "Implementing the programs envisioned will require major investments at the local, state and federal level. We have an opportunity to help make those investments by passing Proposition 84 on November 7." Proposition 84, a $5.4 billion water and resources bond initiative also known as the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006, would provide $100 million to help implement the agreement. The funds would be available for channel and structural improvements and related research pursuant to the court settlement. The measure authorizes the state to enter into a cost-sharing agreement with the federal government and other parties as necessary. More information on Proposition 84 is available at www.acwa.com. ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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