It’s time to reconsider peripheral canal

ONCE the answer to many of California’s water worries, the problem-plagued Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta now faces so many question marks itself that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger advocates building new reservoirs and some variation on the old peripheral canal idea to ensure adequate future water supplies.

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Given the many issues the Delta faces, relying on it for two-thirds of the state’s water supply is risky. So much so that the Public Policy Institute of California has identified a canal as one of five strategies the state should contemplate. And, State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has authored a bill that would require the state to consider a new management course for the Delta by January.

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