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Alex Padilla: “There remains an urgent public purpose for the New River and Imperial County authorizations, given that an estimated 60…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
There remains an urgent public purpose for the New River and Imperial County authorizations, given that an estimated 60 million gallons of water flow through the New River into the United States at Calexico each day.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Discussing the urgency of environmental projects.

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