Calif. Water Limits Imposed to Save Fish

September 1, 2007 By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday imposed limits on water flows caused by huge pumps sending water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta to users around the state, saying the pumps were drawing in and destroying a threatened fish.

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