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New California WaterFix Environmental Document with ‘ Design Changes ’ Released
T he California Department of Water Resources ( DWR ) on June 12 posted online a new document that details the environmental impact of proposed design changes purporting to minimize impacts felt by Delta communities and the ecosystem if Governor Jerry Brown ’ s Delta Tunnels project is built . The project consists of two giant 35-mile-long underground tunnels that would divert Sacramento River away from the San Francisco Bay Delta directly to South Delta state and federal pumping facilities in the South Delta . The construction of the tunnels would facilitate the export of massive quantities of Northern California water to Southern California water agencies and San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests .
The California WaterFix Administrative Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement ( EIR / EIS ) was prepared for DWR and the U . S . Bureau of Reclamation , in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA ) and National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ).
“ The updated environmental analysis covers footprint changes resulting from proposed design modifications that further minimize impacts of the project on local communities and the environment ,” the announcement from DWR claimed .
“ Although versions of the draft supplemental EIR / EIS have previously been reviewed by the lead agencies , the administrative review draft of the Supplemental EIR / EIS being posted today has not yet been reviewed or approved by the lead agencies for adequacy in meeting the requirements of CEQA or NEPA ,” DWR explained .
” This administrative review draft document is being distributed to responsible and cooperating agencies under CEQA and NEPA and is available on the California WaterFix website and for use by the State Water Resources Control Board as part of the ongoing California WaterFix Change in Point of Diversion hearings ,” according to DWR .
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DWR said the newly-proposed “ optimizations ” ( design changes ) will produce the following “ key benefits ”:
• Significantly reduce wetland impacts
• Consolidate the reusable tunnel material ( RTM ) footprint to minimize impacts to Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge and nearby agricultural lands
• Reduce impacts to salmon and smelt at the Clifton Court Forebay
• Reduce potential impacts to the town of Hood and a residential neighborhood on Kings Island
• Reduce the number of power poles and lines required which improves aesthetics , reduces impacts to birds , and minimizes the need for power facilities near the town of Courtland , while also eliminating the need to relocate large 230 kV and 500 kV transmission lines .
Delta tunnels opponents countered that the design changes in the administrative draft supplemental EIR will “ not save the Delta ,” in spite of the claims of California WaterFix proponents .
“ Many of these design changes may appear great on paper , but in reality , they will not save the Delta as long as Metropolitan Water District of Southern California maintains their ‘ right ’ to increase the magnitude of Delta water they take during dry periods ,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla , Executive Director of Restore the Delta ( RTDP .
“ Decreasing flows through the Delta is the fastest way to kill the ecosystem , native and migratory endangered species , and the local communities who will be left with degraded drinking water when the tunnels are operable . These design modifications do not significantly lessen the impacts to Delta communities , nor do they change the fact that the project is an environmental disaster ,” she stated .
DWR said the public draft version will be released for formal public review and comment after review and approval by the lead agencies , expected in July 2018 .
“ All interested parties will have an opportunity to provide comments on the public review version of the Draft Supplemental EIR / EIS during that time . Responses will be prepared only for comments submitted
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draft , not the formal draft issued for public review .
“ The administrative draft is what ’ s provided to the lead agencies for their comments and review ,” Jennings said . “ After the agencies review and comment on the administrative draft , the public draft version is issued for public review and comment . That is the one we should have to respond to .”
“ My concern is that this administrative draft could be an attempt to short circuit the process . This evidentiary hearing has been going on for three years and the State Board appears to be in a headlong rush to complete the process before Brown leaves office . We don ’ t know yet ,” concluded Jennings .
The agency will send a notification out when the public Draft Supplemental EIR / EIS is available for formal public review and comment as required by CEQA and NEPA .
Southern California Water District approves resolution supporting Calvert ’ s rider to ban Delta Tunnels lawsuits
On June 20 , the Municipal Water District of Orange County ( MWDOC ) Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution to support Representatives Ken Calvert ’ s rider that bars judicial review of the Delta Tunnels .
MWDOC is a member agency of the powerful Metropolitan Water District ( MWD ) of Southern California , one of the biggest proponents of the tunnels .
Martha Camacho-Rodriguez , an educator / organizer with Social Eco Education , an ally with Restore the Delta , Sierra Club and Food Water Watch , spoke against the resolution at the board meeting and a Public Affairs & Legislation Committee on June 18 .
“ California ratepayers who are now aware this entire agency ’ s connection to Congressman Ken Calvert — who is renowned for political corruption – is well documented ,” Camacho-Rodriguez said . “ Your board is behind the push for Calvert ’ s rider to strip the people of California the right to judicial review of the WaterFix tunnels . This political push by this corrupt agency shows your disregard for constitutional protections for Californians . It is immoral , corrupt and low down dirty to conduct yourselves as two-bit crooks .”
“ Your board member Brett Barbre pushed MWD board members with political wheeling and dealing to support this corruption . The political maneu-
vering and Brown Act Violations are all documented in communications between Brett Barbe and MWD ’ s Jeff Kightlinger . This is corrupt !” she said .
Documents from a recent California Public Records Act request by Food and Water Watch and the First Amendment Foundation reveal that Barbre was the driving force on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ’ s Board of Directors for enlisting Governor Brown ’ s help in moving forward with the California WaterFix .
Two days earlier , MWDOC ’ s legislative committee expressed a belief that the rider would become law , despite strong opposition from both Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris ,
The committee also stated their support of another rider that was added to the Interior spending bill written by Representative David Valadao ( R-Hanford ) that would exempt the Central Valley Project and State Water Project from judicial review . MWDOC ’ s General Manager Robert Hunter claimed that Congressman Calvert , a close political advocate for MWDOC , would not have supported the Valadao rider if it couldn ’ t pass .
“ The real question now is if Governor Jerry Brown , and the California Department of Water Resources will speak out against Calvert ’ s Federal rider ,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla , Executive Director of Restore the Delta . “ For years , the Governor and DWR have promised the public that CA WaterFix is an environmentally beneficial project that would comply with state and federal environmental laws . If so , why are they silent on this rider ?
“ Furthermore , it is not lost on the people of the Delta that Governor Brown , leader of the opposition to the Trump Administration ’ s dismantling of environmental and social justice policies , is letting anti-environmental House Republicans from California like Congressman Calvert , Congressman Valadao and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy push forward legislation that would gut environmental protections for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary ,” she concluded .
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