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Plan calls for overhaul of Delta policies

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 23, 2008 at 7:01 am

From the Monterey County Herald:

The “Delta Vision Strategic Plan” released in October calls for a complete overhaul of the way the Delta — the West Coast’s largest estuary and a source of water for 25 million Californians — is managed.

Developed by a panel appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the proposal addresses water deliveries, the environment, the local economy, state water policies and overall management.

Recognizing that any fix will take many years, and perhaps decades, the plan calls for a series of short-term actions that, while offering no permanent solution, are meant to improve water supplies and the environment at relatively little cost.

Those actions include information gathering, installing a new fish protection screen at the forebay that serves state pumps and stockpiling rock and other emergency response materials around the Delta to be ready in case of a levee break.

The recommendations are not binding and the plan is under review by a committee of cabinet members and state Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey.

Read more from the Monterey County Herald by clicking here.

November 23, 2008 · Filed Under Delta Vision Task Force

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