A bipartisan group of California lawmakers is urging the federal government to reconsider its long-term operations for the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.  Representatives Jim Costa (D–Fresno), John Garamendi (D–Walnut Grove), David Valadao (R–Hanford), John Duarte (R–Modesto) and Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield) wrote a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA Fisheries and the Fish and Wildlife Service asking for a change. … The Congressmen wrote that they fear parts Reclamation’s draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Long-term Operations will threaten progress made to build a more sustainable and durable future to resolve California’s water challenges. 

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