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COMMENTS: Save the Smelt
CBS aired an interesting environmental feature from southern California. Sandra Hughes told us about the combination of a three-year drought and strict environmental laws that have limited the use of irrigation pumps in the San Joaquin Valley. The pumps endanger a species of fish called the delta smelt; it gets mangled when the water churns too fast. In Los Angeles, water conservation means limits on lawns; in the valley, it means 500,000 acres of unplanted farmland; fewer fruits, nuts and vegetables; and up to 40% unemployment in some produce producing towns.
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