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Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Scoping Meetings
Come speak up for
the future of the Delta and California's native fish!
For most of the past twenty years, more than half of the water in rivers flowing to San Francisco Bay has been diverted. Populations of Chinook salmon, delta smelt, longfin smelt, splittail, sturgeon, steelhead, and other fish dependent on the Delta ecosystem have fallen to record lows. Scientific evidence is mounting that inadequate freshwater flows and loss of young fish at huge Delta pumps are major contributors to the problem.
The California Department of Water Resources is
holding public scoping meetings on a proposed "Bay Delta Conservation Plan."
Under some potential project purposes and alternatives, water projects could
divert even more water from the overtaxed Delta. Now is the time for all of us
concerned about the future of California's rivers, the Delta, and native fish to
make our voices heard: Let DWR know that you support environmentally and
economically sound project purposes and alternatives that reduce overall water
diversions and ensure higher flows to the Delta and Bay.
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Bay Delta Conservation Plan EIR/EIS Process
Schedule of Public Scoping Meetings
To find out more, visit:
http://baydeltaoffice.water.ca.gov/sdb/bdcp/index_bdcp.cfm
April 28, 2008 – Sacramento
Time: 10 am
Location: Resources Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento,
California 95816
April 29, 2008 – Chico
Time: 5 pm
Location: Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 West East Avenue, Chico, California
95926
April 30, 2008 – Clarksburg
Time: 6 pm
Location: Clarksburg Middle School, 52870 Netherlands, Clarksburg, California
95612
May 5, 2008 – Stockton
Time: 6 pm
Location: San Joaquin Farm Bureau, 3290 N. AdArt Road, Stockton, California
95215
May 6, 2008 – San Jose
Time: 6 pm
Location: Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose,
California 95118
May 7, 2008 – Los Banos
Time: 6 pm
Location: City of Los Banos, Public Services Department Main Office, Senior
Center-Miller & Lux Building, 830 6th Street, Los Banos, California 93635
May 8, 2008 – Los Angeles
Time: 1 pm
Location: Junipero Serra State Building, 320 West Fourth St., Carmel Room 225,
Los Angeles, California 90013
May 12, 2008 – San Diego
Time: 6 pm
Location: Marina Village Conference Center, Starboard Room, 1936 Quivira Way,
San Diego, CA 92109
May 13, 2008 – Fresno
Time: 6 pm
Location: Sheraton Four Points, 3737 North Blackstone, Fresno, CA 93726
May 14, 2008 – Bakersfield
Time: 6 pm
Location: Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor,
Bakersfield, CA 93301
If you are unable to attend one of these meetings, please submit your comments about the scope of the BDCP EIR/EIS by May 30, 2008, to Delores Brown, Chief, Office of Environmental Compliance, Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236 or by email to BDCPcomments@water.ca.gov.