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Saturday’s top of the scroll: Draft Delta Vision Foundation report card for governor, Legislature mixed; Final ‘report card’ to be announced at Monday meeting

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 30, 2009 at 8:40 am

From the Contra Costa Times:

Six months after recommending sweeping changes to address California’s water problems and an ecosystem crisis in the Delta, a task force appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the governor has not responded to their report and lacks a comprehensive policy to address the problems.

The draft “report card” released by Delta Vision gives state leaders, including the governor and Legislature, mixed grades saying they have made only modest progress in following through on the task force’s recommendations.

And it notes that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan being pursued aggressively by the governor and many of the state’s biggest water agencies “would not satisfy a single one of the seven goals recommended in the Delta Vision Strategic Plan.”

More from Mike Taugher at the Contra Costa Times by clicking here.

The final report card is set to be announced at a meeting on Monday. Here’s the announcement from the Delta Vision Foundation:

The Delta Vision Foundation (formerly the Governor’s Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force) will hold a public meeting in downtown Sacramento to release a mid-term Report Card on the state’s performance in shaping policy to restore the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta and ensure a reliable water supply for California. The Report Card assesses the progress of the Governor, the California Legislature, and specific policy proposals to adopt and implement key recommendations and strategies identified in the Delta Vision Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan, released November 2008, is designed to ensure long-term sustainable management of the Delta.

WHEN: Monday, June 1, from 10am to 3pm

WHERE: California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Conference Center
1020 11th Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

WHO: Members of the Delta Vision Foundation, including:

  • Phil Isenberg, Chair
  • Monica Florian
  • Richard Frank
  • Thomas McKernan
  • Sunne Wright McPeak
  • William Reilly
  • Raymond Seed, Ph.D.
  • John Kirlin, Executive Director
  • Associated stakeholders

Directions to the CSAC Conference Center:

The CSAC Conference Center is located at 1020 11th Street, 2nd Floor between K Street & J Street. The entrance to the center is located between the Pyramid Restaurant patio and Smith Gallery across from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament main entrance on 11th Street. The building has a black awning with gold diamonds.

For more information about the Delta Vision Foundation, visit www.deltavisionfoundation.org.

May 30, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Vision Task Force, Events

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