SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate's incoming leader has placed water issues under one of California's most outspoken environmentalists. Don Perata, the Democratic president-elect of the Senate, announced that water legislation will now be handled by a committee chaired by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica. "That's a big change," said Kern County Water Agency manager Tom Clark. The move delighted environmentalists and dismayed many farmers and water officials. The two groups have battled each other over water supplies for decades. However, Clark said it doesn't worry him. "We've worked well with Senator Kuehl in the past," Clark said. He noted that...