Obama lobbied on CA delta project
Associated Press
ABC 7 San Francisco
01/06/2009
SACRAMENTO, CA -- A Democratic congressman is worried about plans to pipe Northern California water around the delta and wants the incoming Obama administration to take a go-slow approach.
In a letter to President-elect Barack Obama's environmental adviser, California Rep. Jerry McNerney on Tuesday warned about diverting fresh water away from the delta.
He said such a move could destroy the region's natural habitat, while hindering agriculture and commerce.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the hub of California's water-delivery system. Its maze of levees, islands and river channels funnel drinking water from Northern California's rivers to two-thirds of the state's residents.
McNerney sent his letter to Nancy Sutley, Obama's nominee to chair the White House Council on Environmental Quality...
