Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
| For Immediate Release: February 26, 2010 | Contact: Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553 |
Boxer Statement on Interior Department Water Announcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released the following statement today in response to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement of the Initial 2010 Central Valley Project Water Supply Forecast and steps the Obama Administration is taking to increase water supplies for drought-stricken farmers in the San Joaquin Valley:
“While California’s water crisis is hardly over, the Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement today gives hope to our most drought-impacted farmers in the western San Joaquin Valley that they will be able to move forward this planting season. I appreciate the Administration’s commitment to working with us to identify further actions we can take to improve water supplies and alleviate the suffering on the west side of the Valley.”
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