Environmental issues associated with restoring salt-evaporation ponds at the foot of San Francisco Bay to wetlands appear to be manageable, state officials said earlier this month.(Brief Article)

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES associated with restoring salt-evaporation ponds at the foot of San Francisco Bay to wetlands appear to be manageable, state officials said earlier this month. The state has a deal with Cargill, Inc. to buy 16,500 acres of land for $100 million. Proposition 50, an environmental bond passed by the voters last November, will supply $72 million of the purchase price, with the federal government contributing $8 million.

The balance would come from for private foundations. Researchers with the state Wildlife Conservation Board found contaminants in the ...

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