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Farmers win delta water victory

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If you’re keeping score at home, count it as Farmers: 1, Salmon: 0.

A federal judge has loosened limits on pumping water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta -- limits that were originally put in place to protect native salmon.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger was a victory for Central Valley farmers and Southern California cities, which had sought to ease the limits.

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Environmentalists had backed the pumping limits to protect salmon and other native fish species. Farmers had complained that the limits threatened crops in the valley.

Bettina Boxall has more background on the case.

-- Anthony York in Sacramento

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