BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN
Editorial
From Sacramento Bee - Sunday, May 12, 2013
Coalition response...Public
water agencies serve the public on a not-for-profit basis. When they do not
receive supplies for which they have already contracted, the cost of water to
their customers goes up. These public water agencies play a pivotal role in
keeping California's economy moving forward and it is discouraging to read an
editorial that discredits their role as they seek reliable water supplies for
their customers.
For more than 20 years State and federal fish
agencies have attempted to protect and restore imperiled fish species through
regulating water supplies. These actions have included in-stream temperature
control, Delta outflow (fresh water poured into the ocean), and curtailed
pumping to the extent that though northern California storage is in excess of
100% of average, today's water supplies for farmers and communities on the San
Joaquin Valley's Westside is only 20% of what they need. Despite these
actions that have resulted in money spent, water lost and socio-economic
upheaval in rural and disadvantaged agricultural communities, little if any
improvement for these species has been accomplished.
Despite what this editorial purports, independent
scientific evidence has already demonstrated that increasing the flow of water
through the Delta will not increase the number of salmon returning to spawn or
the number of Delta smelt. So what are we trying to achieve?
The safeguard of "adaptive management" is part of BDCP and
will adjust operations in accordance with future unknown effects. Exports may
go up if conditions improve or they may go down if there are unforeseen
problems. Sacramento River flows change year-to-year and month-to-month and to
set a minimum flow standard today prevents future conditions from being
considered. "Adaptive management" is an important tool that should be
allowed to function in order to protect all interests.
TRANSFERS
Editorial
From Redding Record Searchlight - Sunday, May 12, 2013
Coalition response...This
editorial does a good job in providing the facts about the proposed transfer of
water by ACID. Federal regulations require the district to install monitoring
wells to gauge the effects the transfer might have on local groundwater
supplies. Additional State regulations mandate that the area of origin must not
be negatively impacted from the transfer. The State also requires a portion of
the water to remain in the Delta to enhance the environment. These safeguards
are in place to protect those who would transfer available water supplies to
those in need and receive funding for projects that will benefit the customers
of ACID.
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