[env-trinity] News Clips on Bay-Delta Conservation Plan and Delta Plan

[Tom Stokely]

All,

Some of these articles are almost a week old, but you may not have seen them.  It appears to me that the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan has had some kind of setback and is regrouping.  

The independent Delta Stewardship Council is being considered to be put under the Natural Resources Agency.  The Final Draft Delta Plan by the DSC is now out for review and comment.  See http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/   

The Trinity River is a Delta Tributary Watershed and the Bureau of Reclamation's Trinity River water permits are part of a plans to convey water around the Delta through the "Chunnel."  

Tom Stokely
Water Policy Analyst/Media Contact
California Water Impact Network
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 Stephen Franks re-publicizes all of Thursday and Friday's rumors, press releases, etc., etc. about the Guv's Chunnel plans -
http://capoliticalnews.com/2012/05/25/voters-and-votes-mean-nothing-to-the-professional-jerry-brown/

Alex Breitler does a good job of summarizing what was told to the privileged few in the private conversations about the Peripheral Canal/Chunnel.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120526/A_NEWS14/205260314

Dan Bacher updates his report on the failure of AB 2421 to get out of legislative committee (requiring BDCP Cost/Benefit Analysis)
http://www.calitics.com/diary/14366/groups-call-for-canal-costbenefit-analysis-despite-ab-2421-defeat

RTD and Food & Water Watch call for cost/benefit analysis of Chunnel despite Legislature's failure to move the Berryhill bill -
http://www.restorethedelta.org/1855

more on  Berryhill's cost/benefit bill failing to get out of Assembly Appropriations -
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21142

the Legislature starts considering the Guv's reorganization plan which puts the Delta Stewardship Council under Resources; note it's an "all of nothing" choice for the Legislature meaning the controversial DSC move may be a done deal; 
http://www.californiascapitol.com/blog/2012/05/browns-government-reorganization-plan-debated-by-lawmakers/

full Little Hoover Commission report on the Guv's reorg plan .  It recommends that the Delta Stewardship Council remain independent-
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Report211.pdf

and DSC's April 23 pitch to the Little Hoover Commission -
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/HancockLHCLter_0.pdf




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