Construction is finally approaching on a water conservation project authorized by Congress in 1988, which will line with concrete the All-American Canal, which carries Colorado River water to the Imperial and Coachella valleys in Southern California. The idea is to reduce the currently high rate of seepage into the ground from the canal, thus preserving more water for the intended users. Now, however, Mexican and Californian groups have sued to stop the project, saying their farms and local economies have come to depend on the seepage. They’re throwing in more conventional environmental claims, too, saying endangered species would be harmed by any change in the current arrangements. (Bettina Boxall, “Suit Is Filed Over Plan to Line Canal”, Los Angeles Times, Jul. 20).
A right to water seepage?
Construction is finally approaching on a water conservation project authorized by Congress in 1988, which will line with concrete the All-American Canal, which carries Colorado River water to the Imperial and Coachella valleys in Southern California. The idea is to reduce the currently high rate of seepage into the ground from the canal, thus preserving […]
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