Indybay.org: Schwarzenegger Promotes Canal, Dams during Visit by Interior Secretary Salazar (CA)

From Indybay.org:

 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today promoted his plan to build a peripheral canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and more dams when he joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar for an "aerial tour" of the Delta, followed by a press conference. Schwarzenegger's canal and dams proposal will only worsen the collapse of Central Valley Chinook salmon, delta smelt, longfin smelt and other Delta fish. And of course, those most impacted by state and federal water policies that have resulted in the collapse of the California Delta ecosystem - Delta farmers, recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen, California Indian Tribes and Delta residents - weren't invited to the photo opportunities.  "This is the third year of drought and this is a reminder to all of us that it is critical that we have to upgrade California's aging water infrastructure," said Schwarzenegger. "So we must do everything we can to have clean water, to have reliable water supply for the future. We must invest in our future and protect our precious resources. And it is critical that we fix the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem and that we provide water storage, above-the-ground and below-the-ground water storage."