Protecting our water rights – IID candidates discuss their critical mission
Division 2 contenders talk about the importance of their roles
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Access to water, and water rights in general, are critical to life in the Desert Southwest. That's why two candidates for the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Area 2, which includes El Centro and western Imperial County, say they take that mission very seriously.
John Brooks Hamby and Ryan D. Childers each hope to take over for the current director, Bruce Kuhn. Voters elected Kuhn in November of 2012.
Hamby is a graduate of Brawley Union High School and Stanford University. As an advocate for water rights, he puts a high priority on the clean up and preservation of the Salton Sea and the New River.
Childers is an attorney who served on the school board for 12 years. He too supports Salton Sea restoration. He also lists affordable power rates among his top priorities.
CBS 13's April Hettinger talks to both candidates about their objectives and qualifications today on 13 on Your Side at 4.
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