Plan To Store Water Under Desert Is Rejected

The Metropolitan Water Districted of Southern California rejected a plan to store water under the Mojave Desert.

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October 10, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A proposal to store surplus Colorado River water beneath the Mojave Desert and pump it to Southern California during drought years was narrowly rejected today by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.The project had been cited as an important part of the state's plan to cut its overuse of Colorado River water by 2015. California must have a plan in place by Dec. 31 or it could lose a significant part of its river allotment. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Agency Rejects Plan to Store Water Under Mojave Desert

Wednesday, October 9, 2002 in The New York Times

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