Tribe Wins Fight Over River Restoration Plan
Ending a four-year fight, the Hoopa Valley Tribe claimed victory Friday over a Central Valley water district that attempted to block a restoration plan for the Trinity River, the broad tributary that winds through the tribe’s Humboldt County reservation.
Westlands Water District and the Northern California Power Agency told a U.S. district judge that they would not appeal a ruling that went against their attempts to derail the restoration effort, which reduces water diversions to Central Valley farms and electric generators.
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