The Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition of over 30 environmental and community organizations and California Indian tribes, have requested a 60-day extension of the comment period for the recirculated environmental documents for the Cal Water Fix /Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
The coalition says the extension is necessary not only due to the volume of material to be read, researched, and commented on, but also to provide the lead agencies time to remedy the fundamental flaws identified by the Delta Independent Science Board in their September 14 comment letter.
“Lacking these critical documents, the public and decision makers are precluded from accurately assessing and understanding how these species will be further harmed by dredging, blasting, road construction, power lines, barge traffic, noise, and diversion of water supplies essential to habitat and aquatic food sources,” the letter concludes.
Read the letter here: 9-18-15 EWC comment time extension request
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