U.S. Offers California Tribe Water Plan to End Dispute
Date
2004 Mar 3
Authors
Murphy DE
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Abstract
Reports on the proposal of federal officials to resolve decades-old dispute involving the Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe over the Trinity River which has been a symbol of irreconcilable water demands of farmers and fishing communities in California. Establishment of rules on the amount of water diverted for irrigation; Creation of emergency water bank so levels in the river could be adjusted; Diversion of water to farmland
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A13-A13
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CALIFORNIA, FARMERS, INDIANS, IRRIGATION, RIVERS, TRINITY RIVER, TRINITY River (Calif.), WATER banking, WATER-supply