Delta Plan’s EIR Terribly Flawed

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AquAlliance provided the state with considerable material regarding the geography, health, and oversight of the Tuscan Aquifer in comments for the Delta Plan’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR). The Delta Stewardship Council, formed by the California legislature, was attempting to analyze their Delta Plan to secure a “reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring and enhancing the Delta ecosystem.” Sadly, the planning and ensuing environmental review pursue the same broken paradigm that led to the water supply and ecosystems crises in the first place.

The 63 page comment letter was crafted by AquAlliance, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the California Water Impact Network, and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association. The comments provide legal standing to challenge the very inadequate effort by the Delta Stewardship Council. Significant flaws in the DPEIR include:

  • An inadequate description of the overall Delta Plan project.
  • A failure to discuss and analyze the benefits and impacts of the Delta Plan.
  • An absence of information regarding baseline environmental conditions.
  • An inadequate evaluation of feasible alternatives.

To read the group’s comments just click on the link below.