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The State and Federal Water Contractors are also proposing to
oversee acquisition and restoration of 100,000 acres of land in the
Delta through the "BDCP Implementation Board." <br>
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This may also be problematic, in that it does not involve any of the
local counties in decisions about land acquisition and
management. There have been continuing problems with management
by LADWP of the 200,000 acres of land it bought in the Owens Valley
in the 1930s, deriving from ownership outside of the region. (see
below.)<br>
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The BDCP plan is also silent about what will happen with the water
rights of the Delta farmland that is acquired for habitat
restoration. It would be in the best interests of the Delta if
the water was kept in the area of origin.<br>
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Deirdre Des Jardins<br>
California Water Research<br>
<a href="http://www.h20research.com">http://www.h20research.com</a><br>
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April 5, 2013<br>
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cursor: pointer;">Where the Water Comes From: Owning -- And
Owing -- the Owens Valley</a></h3>
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">"The DWP's prime
purpose is to get as much water as they can from this valley,"
said Mary Roper, a resident of Independence. "It is not to protect
the environment."<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Roper, a retired
Inyo County clerk-recorder, also sits on the board of the<span
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255, 255);">Owens Valley Committee</a><span style="color: rgb(51,
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group dedicated to the protection and awareness of the delicate
valley ecosystem.<br>
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white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
255, 255);">Nancy Masters, another concerned resident of
Independence, describes the DWP as a colonizer, and has likened
their relationship with the Owens Valley to the Germans occupying
Vichy France in World War II.</p>
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white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
255, 255);">"The Owens Valley is a resource colony," Masters said.
"A government hundreds of miles away takes control through devious
means of your land and water. They take the water...that sustains
plants and animals in one of the most unique geographies in the
United States."<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br
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Daniel Pritchett, a University of California research employee who
lives in Bishop, in the valley's northern portion, added, "Owens
Valley residents cannot vote in L.A. elections, hence we have no
direct control over what happens to over 200,000 acres of the most
valuable land in the valley."</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Monday/4/22/13 9:26 AM, Patrick
Truman wrote:<br>
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