{"id":9906,"date":"2010-12-15T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T01:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=9906"},"modified":"2010-12-15T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T01:20:12","slug":"californians-who-rely-on-delta-at-severe-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2010\/12\/15\/californians-who-rely-on-delta-at-severe-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Californians Who Rely on Delta at “Severe Risk”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a shocker: Yes, action is necessary on the San Francisco Bay Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Photo: US Fish & Wildlife)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State and federal authorities provided an update Wednesday on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan<\/a> (BDCP), which is tasked with restoring the damaged ecosystems of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and safeguarding California’s water supply.<\/p>\n

“The 25 million Californians who rely on the Delta for clean drinking water are at severe risk,” said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, on a call with reporters. <\/p>\n

It’s well established that the current system of water delivery that shuttles water from north to south through the Delta causes damage to wetlands and threatens native species, as well as leaving the water supply vulnerable to earthquakes and pollution.<\/p>\n

“There is now a clear consensus that the status quo is unsustainable,” said Senator Dianne Feinstein, in a written statement.<\/p>\n

The report released Wednesday focuses on three key elements, which Deputy Secretary David Hayes outlined on the call:<\/p>\n

1. Improve water quality and restore the ecosystems
\n2. Rather than just pumping water <\/em>through the Delta, water should also be moved <\/em>around the Delta through an underground tunnel
\n3. Create a monitoring and adaptive management plan for the Delta, that would allow for flexibility<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 92-page “highlights” report is not a final plan, nor even a draft plan, which is not expected until next year.\u00a0 Instead it is a “status report on the condition of the BDCP” and a “transition document” from the Schwarzenegger-to-Brown administrations, said Lester Snow, head of the California Natural Resources Agency.<\/p>\n

Despite its preliminary nature, however, the report has sparked criticism from environmental groups such as the Environmental Defense Fund, The Bay Institute, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, which cite its lack of endangered species protections and a water conservation strategy, among other concerns.<\/p>\n

“This plan is not ready for prime time,” said Gary Bobker, Program Director at the Bay Institute.\u00a0 “Whether it’s the quality of the analysis, or paying attention to the best available scientific information, or facing up to some hard policy choices about the future, the plan simply does not pass the laugh test.”<\/p>\n

Felicity Barringer has more<\/a> on the BDCP and its recent history in an article for The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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