CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS

January 2010

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Opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s ‘2-Gates Project’ Ramps Up

Southern Delta residents have recently become more vocal in their opposition to a proposed project that would modify Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations in their communities. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau), in conjunction with two Southern California water agencies, have proposed the 2-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Project to improve ecosystem conditions for threatened Delta smelt while increasing water exports. Opponents assert that the less-publicized consequence of the proposed project would be the destruction of the Southern Delta residents’ current way of life.