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Cal Watchdog blog: Who’s running the Delta Stewardship Council?

Posted by: Maven on March 11, 2010 at 5:56 am

From the CalWatchdog blog:

“With the five major component bills of the 2009 water package representing a massive undertaking for the State of California, it appears that the Delta Stewardship Council — which will oversee the whole deal — has become operational despite the fact that no councilmembers have yet been appointed.

The Legislative Analysts Office (LAO) walloped the Joint Oversight Committee members with their review of the 2009 Delta Legislation funding and implementation. The LAO usually provides a reasonable assessment of the facts and circumstances, and they did not disappoint in this week’s oversight hearing on the progress and future of Delta water management and delivery to the state.

LAO Analyst Catherine Freeman asked legislators how they will pay for the Delta Stewardship Council, since an $11.1 billion water bond measure slated for the November 2010 ballot provides only partial funding. “The bond was not designed to be a financing mechanism for the whole package,” Freeman said.

But what really seemed to irk Assembly member Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, was the appearance that the Delta Stewardship Council is already “off and running” despite the fact that it lacks actual council members. Huffman said that it was premature for the council to move on anything without members even being seated. … “

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March 11, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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