That would have a lot more positive impact for farmers than a very expensive tunnel program in the delta. We simply need to manage the delta for humans and rebalance away from fish. The fish in the delta are dead. For 2030 years now, we've been flushing our water out to the ocean. The smelt have not recovered, the salmon have not recovered. and humans in the south valley are seeing lung disease, pediatric lung disease, at levels they've never seen. We've got valley fever, asthma, emphysema. (10:32–10:42)
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