Water Wars
After 50 years of legal infighting, a victor has emerged in California's water wars -- agriculture.
A decade after environmentalists prevailed in getting more fresh water down the north state's rivers and estuaries to improve fisheries and wildlife habitat, farmers are again triumphant.
Central Valley irrigation districts are signing federal contracts that assure their farms ample water for the next 25 to 50 years.
The Bush administration is driving the trend, reversing Clinton-era policies that eased agriculture's grip on the state's reservoirs and aqueducts.
October 31, 2005 6:59 AM | Category: Water