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Posted on: August 14, 2018

[ARCHIVED] Current Thoughts: The Lower Yuba River Accord

Pipe with water flowing through it into a pond

May 2018 officially marked 10 successful years of the Lower Yuba River Accord, a statewide model settlement agreement between 18 different agencies, with many different interests and needs, all working together to make the Yuba River better.

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