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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This
is from December 22, but I had not seen it previously. Looks like more of
the same to me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>DOI press release <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Date: December 22, 2009<br>
Contact: Kendra Barkoff <br>
202-208-6416</b> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Obama Administration
Officials Release Interim Federal Action Plan for Water Crisis in California
Bay-Delta </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>WASHINGTON, D.C. –</b> <br>
The Obama Administration today released a coordinated interim action plan to
address the water crisis in California. In accordance with a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) signed by six federal agencies at the end of September,
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Chair Nancy Sutley of the White
House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) joined the Department of Commerce,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Army and the
Department of Agriculture to release a list of actions being taken by the six
federal agencies. <br>
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“The California water crisis is a full-blown crisis that requires all
hands on deck to help those who are suffering. We are moving
aggressively to do our part to address the urgent need to provide reliable
water supplies for 25 million Californians, while also protecting the
Bay-Delta ecosystem upon which the supplies depend,” Secretary Salazar
said. “Everything we do will be done in close partnership with the
State of California and will build upon the path-breaking legislation
recently enacted by the State.” <br>
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"The Obama Administration is committed to robust reengagement in
restoring the Bay-Delta ecosystem and addressing California’s water
needs,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on
Environmental Quality. “The actions that Federal agencies
announce today will have real, on-the-ground impacts in 2010 and will complement
the State of California’s ongoing response.” <br>
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The coordinated federal action plan will:</u></b> <br>
<b><br>
• strengthen the federal government’s coordination of actions
with the state</b> – especially its commitment to more fully engage
federal agencies in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, the most significant
effort currently underway to address critical long-term water issues in
California. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>• help to meet water needs through actions that promote
smarter water supply and use </b>such as<b> </b>constructing projects that
increase flexibility in the water supply system; enhancing water transfers;
ensuring that the best science is applied to water supply decisions;
and intensifying and aligning Federal water conservation efforts with
those of the state. <br>
<b><br>
• help ensure healthy ecosystems and improved water quality </b>through
independent reviews of key scientific questions, including a review of all
factors that are contributing to the decline of the Bay-Delta ecosystem;
investigation and mitigation of other stressors affecting water quality in
the Bay-Delta and impacts to its imperiled species; advancing ecosystem
restoration projects, including near-term habitat projects in the Bay-Delta;
accelerating the restoration and propagation of Delta smelt and other
aquatic species; continuing construction of fish screens; and addressing
climate change impacts on the Bay-Delta. <br>
<b><br>
• call for agencies to help deliver drought relief services and ensure
integrated flood risk management</b>, including the prioritization of
projects and activities for flood risk management and related levee
stabilization projects and navigation. <br>
<br>
Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today noted that the federal
officials reviewed and considered public comments in preparing this interim
plan. “This plan was produced on an expedited basis due to the
crisis, and it will remain a living document that is updated and revised on a
going-forward basis.” <br>
<br>
The federal agencies will now begin to implement the actions contained in
this plan, working in close partnership with the State of California to
advance their shared priorities. <br>
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To view the draft plan, go here: <a
href="http://www.doi.gov/documents/CAWaterWorkPlan.pdf">http://www.doi.gov/documents/CAWaterWorkPlan.pdf</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends
of Trinity River</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>PO Box 2327</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Mill Valley, CA
94942-2327</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810
land/fax (call first to fax)</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 519 4810
mobile</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org"><span style='color:blue'>bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></a>
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