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<br /> EXECIITtUE S41t�11�% A4iY
<br /> These goals,. the Legislatum added, must be met in a l3 To revitalize. the Delta ecoomern, we must provide
<br /> Mannextbat adequate seaward flows iaDelta cbannels, on a
<br /> schedule more dos ely3aairtomghistosicolshythms:
<br /> a Protects and enhances the unique cultural, .wbatthe plan calls natural, functional flows.
<br /> recs eational;�mtm2l resource, and-agr.'tcibaal
<br /> Values- oftheDelta as an evoke r=gplace. L3 We - must also bring back generous w& auds andziPZry
<br /> an zones in the Dela fox thebenefit offish an(Ibia:ds.
<br /> By aff aaing the equal status of ecosystem health and water
<br /> supply reliability, the I.p..platute changers the te= of the To preserve the Delta as a place; we must restrict new
<br /> corzversatiota It chataged them further with the following urban development to those peripheral areas already
<br /> defnitrly ea=Atked aor such gtot744''u1Ae suplsna:-ting
<br /> pronoutnc ement: evil e policy of the state of California. is to fwjo� g and recreation in the Delta's core.
<br /> reduce reliance on theDeltaiz3 meeting Cali oMids fuwse
<br /> water supply.needs." Here was xecognition that, for the sake tadwe insist floodpxoo£the T7elta, as far as feasible,
<br /> ofihetwaterUstemand the Ddtabotb, apaxtiAweaning m yb5` Aprovingleveeasudbyprc>vidingmore
<br /> the one from the other is a equis ed_ overflow zones where swollen rivers can spxeadwithout
<br /> doing ltaxrra..
<br /> The Delf a Stewardship Council is the body entrusted v7ith
<br /> What about today's headline issue concerning the Delta—
<br /> giving practicalmeaning to these directives. l'alaTi, aii�n of the proposed construction of tunnels to improve the way
<br /> this Delta flan completes its first asstgntiaentThe product
<br /> water destined for export soufhwat'cls reaches the pump in
<br /> of eight drafts, altzaost 3 00 public meetings, and nearly takes neat Byron? This initiative is part ofwbat is called the
<br /> 1Q;040 cotutnersts, the Delta Plan pulls together in one places
<br /> Bay Delta Consea vation. ;<'Jan•@13CP) . The BDCP is a di&
<br /> the steps tbatneed.to be taken to meet the coequal goals—
<br /> ferent anazaote nai towl7 .fbcusedundextaking tbaa the
<br /> Measures that, in one -way or another; couldaffect almost
<br /> peltapi2n, into which, if cettain conditions ace met, it will
<br /> everyone ire California. The Plaza is to be xevised every be fused. (see section, A Better System: Delta. Conveyance).
<br /> 5 years, or: sooner as circumstances change.
<br /> The DeltaPlan.is Ca4tTvnia'splanfortheDeha, preparedin.
<br /> The Delta Plan cotatains1 % provisions, some broad and consultationwith, and to be covied out by, all agencies in
<br /> some taarrowlp tedwical, some novel, some cotxttnonsensi the field: the State Water Resources Control.Board, ultimate
<br /> rally fam&r:. What, in essence, does thq Plan pwpose be
<br /> aibitet: of water rights and viater orality; the California
<br /> donediffYaetatlq? tltTlaerisko£oversimpliflcation, cav Depa#inesatofWater Resources, the :str&svratetplanzet
<br /> sap thatit asks California. arks Californians to;do six: and also operator ofthe great State Watet Project; the
<br /> hige fl'i ' Ca7ifoania Department of Fish and Wildlife, xespon Ne for
<br /> LI In order to i:nptove and secure our water supply, 'c bRe rue welfare of the living systetu of the Delta; the Delta
<br /> tiddnkpressure off the Delta, wewast use water more PsotwdonCommission, wbichoversees land, use and. devet
<br /> efficienfly in dties and on fatans, and develop xltcma- opxnext on. low-4i% Delta islands; and. many more agencies,
<br /> Live, u,nallylocal, sources. state and locaL Add to the list £edenlplayers like the But=
<br /> 0 We must also gat much better at captutiug and stotuag o£ller3amatiosa, urlaiela suras the Central Valley Projec,; the
<br /> the M*11,s watrx Haat nat = pravldes in. ffie wettest [T.S. l<xs}z axad Wslr3life Service; fhe National Ititiitine :fisheries
<br /> years, building reserves that can be drawn on in Service; and the U.S. ;troy Corps of EngLae=. Their
<br /> dry ones. cooperation has been promised, and it is vital.
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