[env-trinity] Water Dialogue

[Patrick Truman]

Water Dialogue Invitation - December 16, 2005, 1:00 pm

South Delta Improvements Program - A Briefing and Discussion

The Southern California Water Dialogue will NOT hold its regular meeting in December, in deference to holidays and scheduling difficulties.  However, you are invited to join the Metropolitan Water District and its Member Agencies for a presentation on the South Delta Improvements Program.   This meeting will be held on Friday, December 16, from 1 - 2:30 pm at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California headquarters, 700 N. Alameda, Los Angeles, (213) 217-6000. 

Background: On November 10, the state Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation released the draft state/federal environmental documentation for a set of actions designed to improve water quality, fish protection, and operational flexibility in southern portions of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the source of water for State Water Project and Central Valley Project pumps.  Metropolitan considers approval and implementation of SDIP projects a high priority for improving both the quality and the reliability of SWP water supplies.

 

The SDIP review will take place in two separate stages.  The first stage (now under way) will consider proposed physical improvements, primarily the installation of permanent operable tidal gates for protecting fish and improving water quality and circulation.  A second review to be scheduled in 2006, will consider operational changes, including an increase in the pumping capacity at the SWP's Banks plant to a maximum of 8,500 cubic feet per second when conditions allow.

 

On December 14 in Los Angeles (and at earlier dates in four other cities), DWR will hold a public workshop to explain the SDIP and respond to questions offered at that time.  In January 2006, a set of formal hearings is also scheduled.  

 

In response to a desire for more information and discussion about what the SDIP means for the Delta and for southern California, a special briefing by Metropolitan staff has been scheduled on Friday, December 16, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at Metropolitan's offices at Union Station, 700 N. Alameda Street, in Los Angeles.  Southern California Water Dialogue participants are invited to join Metropolitan and its member agencies for this briefing and discussion.

Southern California Water Dialogue Mission Statement: Participants in the Southern California Water Dialogue meet voluntarily to explore water-related issues of vital interest to our region. The Dialogue serves as a clearinghouse and advocate for projects, activities, and processes that will improve the quality and reliability of Southern California's water supply and benefit the California Bay-Delta Authority (Authority). The Dialogue also is an avenue to represent Southern California's interests to the Authority and provide information about the Authority to our region.


Kathy Caldwell 




Southern California Water Dialogue Coordinator


 

Sr. Project Manager

Water Resources and Environmental Management

CH2M HILL

555 So. Flower St., Suite 3550

Los Angeles, CA 90071

213 228 8235 direct dial   

310 600 8215 mobile

213 538 1399 fax

kathy.caldwell at ch2m.com

 

NOTICE:  You are receiving this message as a past participant, or having expressed your interest in, the Southern California Water Dialogue.  If you wish to remove your name from our list and not receive future notices from the Dialogue, please e-mail Kathy Caldwell with the Subject line: "Unsubscribe - Water Dialogue".   Thank you.
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