Political Quotes

“The city of Vallejo has requested congressional approval of its proposal to use excess capacity in a Bureau of Reclamation project canal to move part of its raw municipal water supply to a new water treatment plant. Legislation must be enacted because a limitation in Federal law currently prohibits the city in sharing space in an existing Federal water delivery canal. Once this legislation is enacted, Vallejo will be able to negotiate and sign a so-called Warren Act contract to wheel some of its water supply from its Lake Curry storage reservoir through a specific and limited part of the Putah South Canal. In doing so, Vallejo will be able to keep its current water permit active. The Putah South Canal serves the Solano Project, constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in the 1950s. Vallejo's proposal has been carefully negotiated by the Solano Water Authority and other Solano Project water users, including the City of Fairfield. Vallejo is prepared to pay all appropriate charges for the use of this facility. There will be no cost to the U.S.…”