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5/8/2012 9:33:49 AM
A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 7 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Meeting topics include an update on BDCP Chapter 3 (Conservation Strategy) and Chapter 5 (Effects Analysis), and an update on the environmental review process, including preliminary draft EIR/EIS Chapter 5 (Water Supply), Chapter 6 (Surface Water), and Chapter 8 (Groundwater). Additionally, a presentation on the economic analysis prepared by Dr. David Sunding will be presented. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available via conference call at 1-888-369-1427, access code 8278112.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The Pagoda Building, City View Room
429 J Street (corner of J and 5th Streets), Sacramento, CA 95814
Parking is available at the City of Sacramento Downtown Plaza parking facilities. View the map.
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5/4/2012 10:29:58 AM
Review the letter from California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird to Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary David Hayes regarding the progress of ongoing planning efforts for the BDCP and the preparation of the associated environmental review documents.
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4/25/2012 10:32:21 AM
This document is a compilation of the fish agency “red flag” comments and ICF’s responses thereto regarding the BDCP draft Effects Analysis. These informal comments were developed by agency staff to flag quickly issues that need to be resolved prior to final submittal of the plan. As such, they do not reflect an official agency position or decision. ICF’s responses are preliminary and intended to facilitate further discussion and resolution of issues. ICF and the agencies will be working to address the red flag issues in the coming weeks. Review the document.
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4/18/2012 2:40:20 PM
An Independent Science Review Panel will convene on April 30 - May 1, 2012 to review the draft BDCP Chapter 5: Effects Analysis and many of the associated technical appendices to assess the scientific soundness of the documents and make recommendations for how these might be improved. For more information on the Independent Science Review, meeting agenda, and documents, visit the Delta Science Program's BDCP Effects Analysis Review page. Also, view the review materials here.
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3/20/2012 3:54:42 PM
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. Meeting topics include an update on BDCP Chapters 3 (Conservation Strategy) and 8 (Implementation Costs and Funding Sources), and an update on the environmental review process and preliminary draft EIR/EIS chapters available for review. View the meeting agenda, public meeting trajectory, and presentation. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available via conference call at 1-888-369-1427, access code 8278112.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Pagoda Building, City View Room
429 J Street (corner of J and 5th Streets), Sacramento, CA 95814
Parking is available at the City of Sacramento Downtown Plaza parking facilities.
View the map.
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2/29/2012 5:09:00 PM
The California Natural Resources Agency today publicly released preliminary administrative drafts of all its Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) planning documents. BDCP is guided by the 2009 Delta Reform Act, which made it state policy to manage the Delta in support of the co-equal goals of water supply reliability and ecosystem restoration in a manner that acknowledges the evolving nature of the Delta as a place for people and communities.
"This is an unprecedented release of thousands of pages of scientific research and data for public scrutiny whose release is going to prompt a lot of important questions,” said California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird. “What is absolutely clear is that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is in severe decline. Right now, fish populations are crashing and in the future climate change will have an even more dramatic impact on the health of the Delta. BDCP must be flexible to adapt and manage to this reality over time.”
These administrative draft documents analyze the movement of 5.9 million acre feet of water a year on average and the creation of over 110,000 acres of fish and wildlife habitat. The movement of water number is derived from various proposed operating criteria for a conveyance designed to protect Delta fisheries. It represents one reasonable set of assumptions but is only a starting point for analysis.
“There is a great deal of scientific uncertainty about an estuary as ecologically complex as the Delta and the long-term effects of climate change on native fish species,” said the Director of the Department of Fish and Game Charlton H. Bonham. “With these materials, we can now engage in a scientifically rigorous and transparent discussion over how best to protect and restore fish, wildlife, and the Delta’s ecosystem while ensuring water supply reliability.”
BDCP is the most holistic, complex and science-based regulatory effort ever undertaken in the Delta, guided by a decade of intensive scientific fieldwork and analysis.
“These documents give us an important road map to meeting the dual goals of ecosystem restoration and water supply reliability,” said acting Director of Water Resources Mark Cowin. “What is important now is robust, open engagement with all stakeholders so we can balance water supply and fisheries needs in a way that is consistent with the variety of important land uses and services in the Delta including flood protection, agriculture and recreation, to name a few.”
Continued Secretary for Natural Resources Laird: “The state has not made a decision and is not committed to the project outlined in these draft materials. But we believe the draft gives us (and the stakeholders) the information needed to define the basic elements of a proposed project in July, as previously announced by Governor Brown and Interior Secretary Salazar.”
See more at: http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Library/DocumentsLandingPage/BDCPPlanDocuments.aspx
Please see attached a list of all chapters being released and an overview of the draft effects analysis.
Overview
Chapters
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2/22/2012 6:10:56 PM
As previously announced, a number of preliminary draft BDCP and environmental review chapters are now available for public review and consideration. These documents fall into two categories: preliminary draft BDCP documents, and preliminary draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) documents. These documents are preliminary and subject to change.
Additional documents are scheduled to be posted later this month. These documents, previously scheduled to be posted for review on February 27, will be available by Wednesday, February 29. The posting date has been moved to accommodate the technical needs of posting such a large amount of information.
In addition to the new chapters scheduled to be posted, revised versions of the preliminary draft chapters that are currently available will also be updated. Current versions of the preliminary draft documents will be moved to a document archive, also available on the website.
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2/21/2012 11:26:36 AM
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 29 at 1 p.m. Meeting topics include an update and discussion of the Effects Analysis and BDCP documents, an update on the environmental review process and proposed tunnel conveyance, and a panel discussion on the BDCP relationship to other Delta programs. View the meeting agenda. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available via conference call at 1-888-369-1427, access code 8278112. View the meeting presentation here.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
The Pagoda Building, City View Room
429 J Street (corner of J and 5th Streets), Sacramento, CA 95814
Conference Call: 1-888-369-1427, Access Code: 8278112
Parking is available at the City of Sacramento Downtown Plaza parking facilities. View the map.
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2/17/2012 11:42:14 AM
Natural Resources Secretary John Laird pens an article on the need for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and the state’s commitment to working with stakeholders to complete the Plan. Read the article.
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1/25/2012 4:49:20 PM
A BDCP Public Meeting was held in Sacramento today. Meeting topics included an update and discussion of Effects Analysis and BDCP documents, and an update on the environmental review process. Review the meeting agenda, trajectory and meeting presentation.
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