Saving fish may endanger farmers’ control of water

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"Those water barons compromised, cajoled and bullied to keep Idaho in control of water stored behind federal dams in reservoirs on the Snake, Boise and Payette rivers. Now Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo is shuttling between water users and environmentalists to stave off a lawsuit that recent court decisions suggest would wrest control from Idaho and divert water away from farms, cities and industry to increase flows to help salmon.

He has until Sunday, the deadline set by salmon advocates, to convince them to withdraw or alter their......."

“If the problem is the lower Snake dams, obviously our water should not be used in mitigation for those projects,”"

http://www.idahostatesman.com/News/story.asp?ID=50950

Sounds like the farmers are starting to realize it's them or the dams!
 
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