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#ActionAlert: It's time to stand up for the #SFBayDelta at today's @CaWaterBoards TUCP Workshop! We need your help explaining that protecting Delta water quality matters and that this year protecting the Delta must become a priority. It’s time for change. bit.ly/32StnhU
Today there will be a @CaWaterBoards Workshop on a plan by the @CA_DWR and @usbr to gut water quality standards for the Delta starting in February and to leave a “temporary” barrier in place – that was to be removed at the end of November – that can interrupt fish migration.
(Never mind that #Deltasmelt cannot be found naturally in the wild from sampling, or that iconic salmon runs are at risk.)
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#ActionAlert: It's time to stand up for the #SFBayDelta at the 1/5 @CaWaterBoards TUCP Workshop! We need your help explaining that protecting Delta water quality matters and that this year protecting the Delta must become a priority. It’s time for change. bit.ly/32StnhU Image
On 1/5, there will be a @CaWaterBoards Workshop on a plan by the @CA_DWR and @usbr to gut water quality standards for the Delta starting in February and to leave a “temporary” barrier in place – that was to be removed at the end of November – that can interrupt fish migration.
(Never mind that #Deltasmelt cannot be found naturally in the wild from sampling, or that iconic salmon runs are at risk.)
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The Central Valley Regional @CaWaterBoards has reported that a recent collection of water samples from cyanobacteria #AlgalBlooms along the #Stockton waterfront contain microcystins up to 220 times higher than the “danger” level.

Read more: bit.ly/32tCYb1 #CAWater
Our ED: “We are grateful that the @CaWaterBoards continue to make water quality testing a priority throughout the #SFBayDelta and along the #Stockton waterfront, the most populated urban area within the Delta with CA’s largest #environmentaljustice community percentage-wise. (1/
"We are, however, deeply disappointed in decisions being made by @CA_DWR because none of their plans for the Delta or #cawater management include solving the HABs issue for our region or for Northern California tribal communities suffering with the same water quality problem. (2/
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The Central Valley Flood Protection Board is floating a draft “statement of no objection” letter once again, without circling back to the #SFBayDelta community for full and robust input. #cawater Read more here: bit.ly/2ZiwewG
The Board’s return to simply drafting language for approval tells us that public participation will require Delta residents once again having to rally to oppose state actions that fail to address Delta community needs... (1/2)
...rather than being given the time to give thoughtful input to the need for comprehensive levee protection in response to Delta sea level rise, storm surge, and river flooding concerns. (2/2)
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