Lungren, Feinstein spar over Hetch Hetchy Valley restoration
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 01:30
in Earth & Climate
The congressman, who backs draining the Yosemite Park reservoir, seeks a federal inquiry into San Francisco's use of Hetch Hetchy water. Feinstein defends city.A call for an investigation into how San Francisco gets and consumes its water has sparked a feud between two congressional leaders on opposite sides of the aisle over a proposal to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, dammed 85 years ago to supply the city with clean water.