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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
Trump wants to cut red tape, hasten water projects
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By DAN ELLIOTT and
JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
DENVER
—
Presi-
dent Donald Trump on Fri-
day ordered the government
to speed up environmental
reviews and streamline regula-
tions that he says are hindering
work on major water projects
in California and other West-
ern states.
Trump signed a memoran-
dum aimed at helping the Cen-
tral Valley Project and the Cal-
ifornia State Water Project in
California, the Klamath Irriga-
tion Project in Oregon and Cal-
ifornia and the Columbia River
basin system in the Pacific
Northwest.
“We will resolve the issues
blocking the completion of the
Central Valley project,” Trump
said in Arizona during a swing
through Western states. “I hope
AP Photo/Jeff Barnard
An irrigation canal stands dry on the Klamath Reclama-
tion Project near Klamath Falls in 2010.
you enjoy the water that you’re
going to have.”
The Central Valley Project
is a federally managed water
storage and delivery system
that primarily benefits agricul-
tural users in California’s rich
farming country in the center
of the state.
The State Water Project
serves agricultural and urban
water users, including Los
Angeles and much of sprawl-
ing Southern California.
The announcement is a
boost for endangered Republi-
can lawmakers in California’s
Central Valley facing tough
challenges from Democrats
looking to take control of the
U.S. House. Trump signed the
memo alongside Central Val-
ley GOP Reps. Kevin McCa-
rthy, Devin Nunes and Jeff
Denham.
But it is likely to inflame
an ongoing battle in Califor-
nia over divvying up water
between cities, farms and envi-
ronmental needs like the pro-
tection of fish.
Farming interests have long
pushed to raise Shasta Dam,
which holds back California’s
largest reservoir as part of the
Central Valley Project, by more
than 18 feet. The project is
opposed by environmentalists
who say it would harm threat-
ened fish species and by the
Winnemem Wintu tribe, which
says it would flood sacred sites.
Several other dams are pro-
posed including Sites Res-
ervoir near Sacramento and
Temperance Flat Dam north of
Fresno.
A state water board has pro-
posed increasing the amount of
water allowed to flow through
the Lower San Joaquin River
and its tributaries to protect
habitat for fish in the delta.
The proposal, which is up for
consideration next month, has
sparked protests from farmers
and Central Valley politicians
from both parties who call it
a “water grab.” State officials
say the Sacramento-San Joa-
quin River Delta east of the
San Francisco Bay is an eco-
system in crisis.
“This order stems from
ignorance and election year
pandering to wealthy Central
Valley agribusiness interests,”
said John Buse, legal director
with the Center for Biological
Diversity.
Buse said Trump does not
understand complex water
issues and ignores the need to
protect the environment as well
as farming and cities.
“Trump’s view that water is
wasted if not used by agricul-
ture or urban users is just idi-
otic,” he said.
Among other things,
Trump’s memorandum orders
separate federal agencies to
consolidate their environmen-
tal reviews of California water
projects and the Klamath Irri-
gation Project.
“From our standpoint, it’s
really encouraging and we feel
like we’re being listened to,”
said Dan Keppen, executive
director of the Family Farm
Alliance in Klamath.
Trump also set a 2020 dead-
line to finish an environmen-
tal review underway in the
Columbia River basin.
The president has long
promised to boost water deliv-
eries to California farmers,
who have struggled to get
by with less during years of
drought.
“Today’s action might be
the most significant action
taken by a president on West-
ern water issues in my life-
time,” said Deputy Interior
Secretary David Bernhardt.
He said Trump is making good
on his promise to take a “more
coordinated and thoughtful
approach” to managing water
while eliminating what he
called unneeded burdens.
The memorandum also
called for better use of tech-
nology in forecasting water
supplies and hydropower
production, and for explor-
ing desalinization and water
recycling.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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ASTORIA
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Astoria through Sunday.
Temperatures
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Normal high/low ........................... 60°/44°
Record high ............................ 75° in 1998
Record low ............................. 33° in 1957
Tillamook
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Salem
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Newport
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finance and lives on the city’s
North Side, said.
He said he and his wife have
talked over the years about
what they’d do if they won,
and she said she’d keep work-
ing. “So she probably wouldn’t
want me to quit my job,” he
said.
Harrell said that as he rode
the train to work, he had thought
about what else he would do.
He figures he’d set up a trust
fund for his two children.
“We wouldn’t sweat the
small stuff anymore,” he
said. “Nothing crazy, but who
knows.”
Free water quality workshop Friday
The Daily Astorian
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
Ontario
43/71
REGIONAL CITIES
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Today
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UNDER THE SKY
High
7.7 ft.
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La Grande
43/69
Roseburg
44/64
Brookings
46/56
Nov 15
John Day
45/71
Bend
38/68
Medford
39/68
Tonight's Sky: Capricornus, the sea-goat, stands
almost due south at nightfall.
Time
1:04 a.m.
1:16 p.m.
Prineville
35/72
Lebanon
44/63
Eugene
39/61
SUN AND MOON
Last
Pendleton
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The Dalles
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Portland
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Precipitation
Sunday ............................................. 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 2.93"
Normal month to date ....................... 3.45"
Year to date .................................... 41.61"
Normal year to date ........................ 43.69"
Full
CHICAGO — With the
Mega Millions lottery jackpot
at a record $1.6 billion, people
are snapping up tickets across
the U.S.
The Powerball jackpot
also has climbed. It’s up to
an estimated $620 million for
Wednesday’s drawing. That
would make it the fifth-largest
jackpot in U.S. history.
But much of the focus has
been on Tuesday’s Mega Mil-
lions drawing and what would
be the largest jackpot prize in
U.S. history.
From San Diego to New
York, people are dreaming
of how they would spend the
money should they beat the
astronomical odds of winning.
Nathan Harrell was in
downtown Chicago for work
Saturday when he stopped in
at a 7-Eleven and handed the
clerk two $20 bills — one for
10 Powerball tickets at $2 each
and the other for 10 Mega Mil-
lions at $2 each. It’s been a few
years since he’s spent anything
on the lottery.
“It’s gotta be in the news
for me to think about it,” the
36-year-old, who works in
SEASIDE — The Clat-
sop Soil and Water Conser-
vation District is hosting a
free water quality workshop,
“Local Impacts to Water
Quality — How You Can
Make a Difference,” from
8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at
the Bob Chisholm Commu-
nity Center, 1225 Avenue A.
Guest speakers are from
the state agriculture, fish
and wildlife and state lands
departments, and the Necani-
cum Watershed Council. Top-
ics include local salmon fish-
eries, agricultural practices to
improve water quality, state
requirements for working
in ditches and near streams,
the Seaside osprey nest and
environmental enhancement
projects in the Necanicum
watershed.
Refreshments will be
served, and native pollinator
seed mix will be available for
purchase. Register in advance
by calling 503-325-4571, or
emailing cswcd@clatsopswcd.
org
Coast Guard to hold marine safety trainings
The Daily Astorian
The Coast Guard will
host marine safety and sur-
vival trainings along the Ore-
gon Coast this fall that are
designed for commercial
fishermen.
The two-day Astoria train-
ing will begin Nov. 27 at
the Barbey Maritime Cen-
ter. Fishermen will practice
using emergency equipment
and procedures like man over-
board retrieval, abandoning
ship, firefighting and flooding
control.
Those interested can con-
tact the Coast Guard Fish-
ing Vessel Safety Division at
503-240-9337.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
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Clatsop County Human
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Clatsop Care Health District
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Clatsop Care Memory Communi-
ty, 2219 Dolphin Ave., Warrenton.
Astoria Library Board, 5:30
p.m., Astoria Library Flag Room,
450 10th St.
Warrenton City Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Astoria Planning Commission,
6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St.
Saturday’s Powerball: 16-54-
57-62-69, Powerball: 23
Estimated jackpot: $620
million
Friday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 9-5-9-4
4 p.m.: 2-6-1-5
7 p.m.: 1-8-6-9
10 p.m.: 0-1-1-0
Friday’s Lucky Lines: 2-7-9-
15-18-21-25-31
Estimated jackpot: $13,000
Friday’s Mega Millions: 15-
23-53-65-70, Mega Ball: 7
Estimated jackpot: $1.6 billion
53-57-71-72-73-74-77
Sunday’s Match 4: 08-12-20-
22
Saturday’s Daily Game: 5-9-7
Saturday’s Hit 5: 09-21-34-
36-39
Estimated jackpot: $100,000
Saturday’s Keno: 04-09-10-18-
20-23-29-30-31-36-37-40-42-
54-60-61-62-66-74-80
Saturday’s Lotto: 10-16-20-
26-28-29
Estimated jackpot: $4.5 million
Saturday’s Match 4: 05-16-
20-21
Friday’s Daily Game: 6-6-1
Friday’s Keno: 04-06-11-12-
15-18-19-21-24-25-28-33-37-
42-50-57-59-61-69-80
Friday’s Match 4: 01-14-20-23
LOTTERIES
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Sunday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 0-6-7-5
4 p.m.: 7-3-0-1
7 p.m.: 8-8-0-7
10 p.m.: 5-7-7-6
Sunday’s Lucky Lines: 3-8-9-
16-20-24-25-30
Estimated jackpot: $16,000
Saturday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 2-9-8-9
4 p.m.: 9-7-4-9
7 p.m.: 5-6-6-5
10 p.m.: 3-0-7-9
Saturday’s Lucky Lines: 1-8-
11-14-19-24-28-31
Estimated jackpot: $14,000
Saturday’s Megabucks: 5-14-
22-36-39-44
Estimated jackpot: $1 million
WASHINGTON
Sunday’s Daily Game: 1-4-8
Sunday’s Keno: 03-06-08-09-
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