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<br />ent ~y: B~ll swan consulting Servicesj 480 941 8658j <br />~Greeris' crimp water deal - 12120/02 - NCTimes.net <br /> <br />Dec-23-02 12:26PMj <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />Do the environmental groups really want to "save" thc:bradrish., dirty Salton Sea at the <br />expense of thousands of families needing water, or is it in their best financial interest? <br /> <br />I say follow the money. If they say the complete death of the sea is worth 51.5 billion, then <br />a 20 percent harm would be worth about $300 million to,.a group like the Center for <br />Biological Diversity when they sue. And they will sue ,because that is where their revenue <br />comes from. An example of this was the recently approved pollution rule on factory-style <br />farms. <br /> <br />Environmentalists sued because of the pollution these fatms create. The result is a cost to <br />farmers of 5326 million dollars a year, according to the HP A. The same will happen <br />regarding the Salton Sea. h is just a question of who ultimately will have to pay oft'the <br />environmental groups before we finally get the water. Whether they sue the Imperial <br />Irrigation District, the state or federal government or the family farmers, somebody is going <br />to have to pay. <br /> <br />We may ultimately get some water, but some environmental group will certainly get a lot of <br />money. <br /> <br />Ted Hillock of Temecula is a regular columnist for The Californian. E-mail: <br />thillock@coldweIlbanker.com. <br /> <br />12/20/02 <br /> <br />PreviQ'y~ Story II Head1in~,!> II Next Stqry <br /> <br />Send to a friend - enter e-mail address: <br />I ._ <br /> <br />~ ADDI1'IOIIAL UIQ('~ <br /> <br />Nl:iWS I ARCJJTVF.S I ART &. LllISURP.1 SPRClALREPORTS I <.:VLUMNJ:lTS I WF,ATHERI SHNI) A I.RTIER <br />liAS PRICE SlIRVEY 1 TIMES JOBS Il1it\RITlES FUND 11)JC'rGF.R.'S DOGHOtJi'lf.1 SF.AR.CH nm WFn <br />SlmSCIUBE I COMMUNITY I WEB SERVICES I AD RATH.~ I (~.A~gJFJRn AI)!) I CONTACT' US <br /> <br />we.b~~er@neli~~~.c;:mn. @ t~~n -~OO2 Nor\t.1 c..QUtlty Tim~~ ~itor@IW#Jn~oom <br /> <br />http://www.nctimes.netlnews/2002l20021220IS4301.html 12123/2002 <br />