Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020

Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt released the following statement on California’s lawsuit against the Central Valley Project:

“Our team of career professionals did a great job using the best available science to develop new operational plans for the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The governor and attorney general just launched a ship into a sea of unpredictable administrative and legal challenges regarding the most complex water operations in the country, something they have not chartered before. Litigation can lead to unpredictable twists and turns that can create significant challenges for the people of California who depend on the sound operation of these two important water projects.”

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