San Diego County Water Authority
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This database contains press and video clips on water issues of interest to the San Diego County Water Authority.

January 3, 2009

San Diego Union-Tribune

Threat of rain, chill put in play
By: Kristina Davis and Susan Shroder

Football fans heading to Qualcomm Stadium for the big game tonight may need to wear rain slickers over their Chargers jerseys as the tail end of a storm system from the Pacific Northwest sweeps through the county.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

North County: We must bolster area's water supply

Of course, managing our way through this recession is a top priority.

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Long Beach Press-Telegram

Opinion - Peripheral canal time is here
By: Thomas Elias

Even while a court order cuts water deliveries by one-third as it aims to protect the small, silvery and endangered Delta smelt, the maze of waterways formed at the meeting of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers remains California's leading relay point for water.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Peripheral canal, new levees urged for delta
By: Kelly Zito

An influential Cabinet-level group Friday released its prescription for the sickly Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, including a 2011 goal to break ground on a new canal system - without the approval of the California Legislature.

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Stockton Record

Delta canal timeline outlined
Construction could start in 2011 if series of goals met
By: Alex Breitler

SACRAMENTO - Ground will be broken on a peripheral canal in 2011 if a set of goals sent Friday to Gov. Arnold Schwar-zenegger can be implemented.

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Sacramento Bee

Delta panel urges California canal without legislative, voter OK
By: Matt Weiser


A panel of state leaders is calling for California to begin building a canal to divert water around the Delta by 2011, without approval from lawmakers or voters.

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