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Restore the Delta: Can faulty assumptions result in wise conclusions?

Posted by: Maven on September 5, 2010 at 7:40 am

From Barbara Barrigan-Parilla of Restore the Delta, this commentary:

“Last week the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) adopted an interim plan for the Delta as required by last year’s Comprehensive Water Package. This is the plan that the DSC will use to guide its actions until the Delta Plan is adopted and implemented, by January 1, 2012. There were problems with the legislation that created the DSC and called for the plan, so of course there will be problems with the plan.

Legislation gave the DSC the policy objective to “Manage the Delta’s water and environmental resources and the water resources of the state over the long term.” This implies that managing the water resources of California over the long term is inextricably linked to managing the Delta’s water and environmental resources.

Maybe the DSC should be looking at ways for the state to get along with less water from the Delta watershed. That’s because providing for a more reliable water supply for the state is antithetical to sustainable management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem unless the water supply is not only reliable but reduced most years. … “

Continue reading Barbara Barrigan-Parilla’s commentary at IndyBay.org by clicking here.

September 5, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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