Change environmental rules for water projects

McClintock supports revising environmental requirements that apply to dams and water management, while retaining endangered-species protections. He proposes allowing hatchery fish to count toward species targets, controlling non-native predators, and permitting warm-water fisheries to replace cold-water ones in hot regions such as the San Joaquin Valley. He argues these approaches could support species protection while reducing barriers to water storage and supply.

Context: The proposed reforms are discussed in the context of California water management and the Endangered Species Act.

In their own words

That doesn’t mean repealing it, but certainly we should be able to agree on commonsense reforms

The source

Tom McClintock: /issues/water-policy/ ↗

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