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<font face="Garamond" size=4 color="#0000FF">I filed this one as
"Delta fix a must_doh"<br><br>
We spent two years in SWRCB proceedings in 1986-88 detailing out the
hydrology, hydraulics, primary- , secondary-production, fish streamflow
relationships/needs -- to a <u>gnat's ass<br><br>
</u>And saw an excellent draft plan come of it in October 1988 only to be
quashed by the Gov's Office<br><br>
This is like living in the Dark Ages <br><br>
Bill<br><br>
</font>At 03:14 PM 4/30/2009, Byron Leydecker wrote:<br>
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<b>Hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions with no progress,
this assess where we are. <br>
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Byron<br>
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Delta fix a must, speaker warns <br>
The Stockton Record – 4/30/09<br>
By The Record Staff<br>
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STOCKTON - Someone must make a hard decision about how to fix the Delta,
a decision that will likely involve trade-offs, a Stanford University
professor of civil engineering told alumni and community leaders on
Wednesday.<br><br>
<br><br>
Delta smelt are "definitely on the way out," Stephen G.
Monismith said during a luncheon address, while other species such as
striped bass and salmon also have declined.<br><br>
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Changes to the state's water delivery system - such as a peripheral
canal, the "$10 billion experiment" - may not be enough, he
said.<br><br>
<br><br>
"We seem to be getting more and more questions," Monismith
said. "I wish it was as simple as re-plumbing the
Delta."<br><br>
A key issue, he said, is how much fresh water flows through the Delta and
out into San Francisco Bay.<br><br>
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When flows are high, saltwater is pushed back to the west; during low
flows, salt creeps into the Delta and potentially affects the amount of
food available for fish, not to mention water quality for
farmers.<br><br>
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He said a holistic approach to the Delta is needed, rather than
considering its many parts piece by piece.<br><br>
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"At least people are starting to think about what we want the Delta
to be," he said.#<br>
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</b><i>Byron Leydecker, JcT<br>
Chair, Friends of Trinity River<br>
PO Box 2327<br>
Mill Valley, CA 94942-2327<br>
415 383 4810 land<br>
415 519 4810 cell<br>
<b><a href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net">bwl3@comcast.net</a><br>
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bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</a> </b>(secondary)<br>
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