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)
Our ED: “At this point, we do not believe that most department and boards under the California Resources Agency umbrella, will ever keep their word to the people of the Delta. (1/6)
"We have had numerous meetings, produced reports, sent letters, and have requested repeatedly that essential issues to the health of the estuary and Delta communities, like levee planning, should be considered... (2/6)
"...and analyzed in relation to the tunnel and at least given robust planning attention if the state is going to move forward with the tunnel. But the only actions taken repeatedly by related Resources Agency entities are actions that support the direction of the @CA_DWR. (3/6)
"The Delta related departments and regulatory boards only exert their authority to rubber stamp the wishes and desires of DWR and the State Water Contractors in pursuit of a tunnel. (4/6)
"Flood threat to environmental justice communities in South Stockton and the entire Delta needs to be dealt with now, not when they feel like fitting the topic in while pushing through a Delta tunnel, especially with tighter funding options due to the pandemic. (5/6)
“Actions speak louder than words. Secretary Crowfoot’s words to us have resulted in no action, other than a circling of the wagons of DWR’s tunnel-visioned leadership.” (6/6)
