Publish to Newswire
Add an EventFrom the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Action Alert: Stop Increased Pumping of Delta Water!
Here's an announcement about two "scoping" meetings on the "Intertie" Project, another wacky venture by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to export more Delta water at a time when the Delta food chain is collapsing. I urge everybody concerned about the future of the Delta and West Coast fisheries to attend one of these meetings. The good news is that both meetings are short - two hours each - and the one in Stockton is in the evening from 6 to 8 pm. Here are the details.
The Bureau of Reclamation will be holding scoping meetings on the Delta Mendota/California Water Intertie project on August 1st in Sacramento & August 3rd in Stockton.
The Intertie would allow more pumping from the delta, in some years 400,000 acre feet. The Bureau and San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority are the lead agencies pushing this project. They had planned to construct the Intertie in February 2006. PCL filed suit based on the Bureau's inadequate environmental compliance.
Now the Bureau is moving forward once again. The Intertie is being built to increase water deliveries to San Joaquin agriculture like Westlands. It poses the same threats to the Delta that the SDIP does. Because the Intertie is a much less complex project, it could be operational much sooner than the SDIP.
The scoping meetings will be the first opportunity for public comment. These meetings will also establish what will be analyzed in the EIS. We need to be sure that the EIS will include full analysis of impacts to fisheries, water quality, and impacts to upstream areas. I have attached the Federal Register announcement for more information.
Please attend if you are available on:
• Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, Federal Building, 2800 Cottage Way, Cafeteria Rooms C–
1001 and C–1002, Sacramento, CA 95825
• Thursday, August 3, 2006, 6 to 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Central Library, 605 North El Dorado Street Steward-Hazelton Room, Stockton, CA
95202
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information about the Intertie.
Mindy McIntyre
Water Program Manager
Planning & Conservation League/PCLF
1107 9th Street Suite 360
Sacramento, Ca 95814
(916) 313-4518
mmcintyre [at] pcl.org
http://www.pcl.org
The Intertie would allow more pumping from the delta, in some years 400,000 acre feet. The Bureau and San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority are the lead agencies pushing this project. They had planned to construct the Intertie in February 2006. PCL filed suit based on the Bureau's inadequate environmental compliance.
Now the Bureau is moving forward once again. The Intertie is being built to increase water deliveries to San Joaquin agriculture like Westlands. It poses the same threats to the Delta that the SDIP does. Because the Intertie is a much less complex project, it could be operational much sooner than the SDIP.
The scoping meetings will be the first opportunity for public comment. These meetings will also establish what will be analyzed in the EIS. We need to be sure that the EIS will include full analysis of impacts to fisheries, water quality, and impacts to upstream areas. I have attached the Federal Register announcement for more information.
Please attend if you are available on:
• Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, Federal Building, 2800 Cottage Way, Cafeteria Rooms C–
1001 and C–1002, Sacramento, CA 95825
• Thursday, August 3, 2006, 6 to 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Central Library, 605 North El Dorado Street Steward-Hazelton Room, Stockton, CA
95202
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information about the Intertie.
Mindy McIntyre
Water Program Manager
Planning & Conservation League/PCLF
1107 9th Street Suite 360
Sacramento, Ca 95814
(916) 313-4518
mmcintyre [at] pcl.org
http://www.pcl.org
Add Your Comments
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Donate
$40.00 donated
in the past month
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network