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Experts Find Bay Delta Conservation Plan Too Costly

May 14, 2012

Experts Find Bay Delta Conservation Plan Too Costly, Based on “Surplus” Water that Does Not Exist Would be Death Knell of Salmon, Billions in Water Rate Hikes On Friday a panel of experts on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta hosted a conference call with reporters to explain the numerous flaws with the Bay Delta Conservation [...]

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Media Advisory for Friday, May 11, 2012

May 10, 2012

Media Advisory for Friday, May 11, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Experts to Provide Bay Delta Conservation Plan Briefing Impacts on Water, Environment, Fish, Farming & Ratepayers Get answers to questions: What does the delay in BDCP mean? Is BDCP on life support? Is there “surplus” water to take? Whom does the [...]

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SF Examiner Editorial: Delta water plan’s full impact needs close examination

May 10, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 10, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546 steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… Delta water plan’s full impact needs close examination By: SF Examiner Editorial | 05/03/12 10:35 Pm Click here to read online. The state is moving forward with a grand [...]

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Barbara Barrigan-Parilla on KALW’s “A Peripheral Canal for the Delta?” tonight Monday May 7, 7:00 pm, at KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco

May 7, 2012

Barbara Barrigan-Parilla on KALW’s “A Peripheral Canal for the Delta?” tonight at Monday May 7, 7:00 pm, KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco During the show, call KALW with your questions and comments at (415) 841-4134. You can email your questions in advance, or during the the show at feedback@cityvisionsradio.com, or post a comment at www.kalw.org or visit us on Facebook anytime. [...]

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Cutting to the chase

May 7, 2012

Resources Secretary John Laird announced last week that, as expected, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) won’t meet its June deadline for producing a draft plan and environmental documents. State and federal fish agencies and environmental groups keep saying that BDCP won’t do what a habitat conservation plan is supposed to do: in this case, [...]

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Science concerns

May 7, 2012

Among the scientists who have been scrutinizing the BDCP is a panel of Independent Science Advisors reporting to the Delta Stewardship Council. This panel met over two days last week on whether BDCP is meeting the best available science standard in analyzing the effects of the planned project on species. The half-dozen scientists on the [...]

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