Measure N: Expand Los Vaqueros - Contra Costa County, CA

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

Contra Costa County, CA

March 2, 2004 Election

Measure N
Expand Los Vaqueros
Contra Costa County Water District
Advisory Measure Only

59,094 / 61.8% Yes votes ...... 36,578 / 38.2% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of May 4 2:40pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (319/319)
23.8% Voter Turnout (283/1,187)

Information shown below:

Shall Contra Costa Water District work with public water agencies to expand Los Vaqueros Reservoir, at no cost to District ratepayers, to: (1) increase water supplies for drought protection; (2) improve drinking water quality; and (3) protect endangered fish in the Delta, on condition that: (a) CCWD water rates will not increase; (b) no water will be exported to Southern California or a peripheral canal; and (c) CCWD will still operate the expanded reservoir?

Official Information

CALFED Los Vaqueros Reservoir Web Site

News and Analysis

S. F. Chronicle

Dam plan ignites water war Measure N asks voters to approve study for enlarging Los Vaqueros Reservoir - February 29, 2004

Oakland Tribune

Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion draws critics - February 24, 2004

Contra Costa Times

Reservoir expansion aims to change delta management - February 16, 2004

Benefits of bigger reservoir touted - February 9, 2004

LOS VAQUEROS EXPANSION DEBATE HITS BOILING POINT: Parks advocates leery of plan, cost - January 31, 2004

East Bay Express

Something Fishy in the Reservoir; John Nejedly built Los Vaqueros in East County, but denounces plans to expand it as little more than a water-diversion scam. - February 18, 2004

Partisan Information

Yes on Measure N Web Site: Citizens for Clean Reliable Water
No on Measure N Web Site

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