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| | Imperial Valley, Water, Farmers, Colorado River, Environment, Development, Conservation, Michael DeAlessi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Officials in the farming community of Imperial County rejected a deal to transfer water to San Diego, invoking a federal mandate that could throw water usage from Sacramento to San Diego into disarray. |
 | | The actions of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) are often described in news reports as the actions of 'the farmers,' but nothing could be further from the truth. |
 | | Farmers in Imperial Valley pay about $15 an acre foot for the water they use, but even so, profits are thin and fallowing is a normal part of the farming business. |
| www.rppi.org /imperialvalleywaterdeal.html (1625 words) |
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