Category: Restore Hetch Hetchy
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Removal of Hetch Hetchy Dam to Be Studied by Lawmakers
L.A. Times (registration required): “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s resources secretary has directed his agency to study possible restoration of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, giving an unexpected official boost to the controversial idea of dismantling the dam that has been integral to the Bay Area’s water supply for more than 80 years. Mike…
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A Hetch Hetchy Debate Slowly Begins
Sacbee.com: Editorial – Lines in the sand “(October 25, 2004) An emerging debate on whether to restore Yosemite’s second great valley, Hetch Hetchy, is holding true to the history of this valley and of the Tuolumne River, which runs through it. Proposals to change anything about the river’s water resurrect controversy over water rights, over…