With the state and federal agencies releasing the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) this week, the leaders in the North State are unified in our commitment to statewide water solutions that protect the economy, environment and quality of life in Northern California. The North State Water Alliance this week continues our call for the Governor to develop an innovative and comprehensive statewide water plan. This plan must not exclusively focus on new infrastructure in the Bay-Delta and related restoration actions, however much as those elements may be needed, but must also meet the Legislature’s overarching goal of providing a more reliable water supply for all of California.
As the North State Water Alliance and its local entities evaluate the BDCP and related environmental documents, we will measure the BDCP against four policy pillars to determine whether it will affect the ability for water resources managers to assure sustainable water supplies for the economy and environment within the North State-both now and for the next 50 years. These policy pillars were articulated by the Legislature in the 2009 Delta Reform Act, which expressly recognized the unique nature of the North State upstream of the Bay-Delta.
The pillars include the state policies on:
1) regional sustainability
2) no redirected impacts
3) water rights protections
4) co-equal goals.
For more details see the full North State Water Alliance statement here.
