Modesto-area lawmakers blast river flow proposal:

Two lawmakers from the Modesto area urged a state board on Tuesday to rethink a plan for greatly increasing river flows.  The doubling of reservoir releases into the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers would devastate the region’s already wobbly economy, Assembly members Kristin Olsen and Adam Gray told the State Water Resources Control Board.  They asked for more time to study last week’s updated proposal, which aims to help salmon and other native fish and improve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.  “We have 60 days to review a 2,000-page document that has incredible impact,” said Gray, D-Merced. … ”  Read more from the Modesto Bee here:  Modesto-area lawmakers blast river flow proposal

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