{"id":3502,"date":"2009-11-09T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T06:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2009-11-09T22:02:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T06:02:48","slug":"11-billion-in-water-bonds-follow-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2009\/11\/09\/11-billion-in-water-bonds-follow-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"$11 Billion in Water Bonds: Follow the Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Schwarzenegger traveled to Fresno County Monday <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.ca.gov\/\">to sign<\/a> the centerpiece of last week\u2019s package of water bills\u2014an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leginfo.ca.gov\/pub\/09-10\/bill\/sen\/sb_0001-0050\/sbx7_2_bill_20091104_enrolled.html\">$11.14 billion bond measure<\/a> that would pay for new dams and reservoirs and a sweeping program of conservation, water recycling and drought relief projects.<\/p>\n<p>The governor appeared at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usbr.gov\/projects\/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Friant%20Dam\">Friant Dam<\/a> press conference with state Senator Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, author of the bond initiative. Schwarzenegger said he\u2019s hopeful that the bond, along with other measures in last week\u2019s comprehensive water agreement, will put an end to the \u201choly water wars\u201d pitting Northern v. Southern California and among cities, agriculture, fishing communities, and environmentalists.<\/p>\n<p>The the governor signed the bond bill amid criticism that last-minute negotiations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/local\/ap\/69465232.html\">added more than $1 billion in earmarks<\/a> designed to win support for the measure.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/climatewatch\/water.jsp\">our map<\/a>, prepared by KQED editor Dan Brekke, for a detailed breakdown of where the $11.14 billion in bond money is supposed to go.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"490\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;source=embed&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=116296859249755018234.000479b4b505b3da2340b&amp;ll=38.848264,-121.047363&amp;spn=2.994571,5.383301&amp;z=7&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/>View <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;source=embed&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=116296859249755018234.000479b4b505b3da2340b&amp;ll=38.848264,-121.047363&amp;spn=2.994571,5.383301&amp;z=7\">KQED: California Reservoir Watch<\/a> in a larger map<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new package of water bills sprays cash all over the state, for new dams and reservoirs and a sweeping program of conservation, water recycling and drought relief projects. 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