The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), San Francisco Baykeeper, California Indian Environmental Alliance, and Golden State Salmon Association on July 14, 2024 filed a joint objection letter in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s June 19, 2024 Notice of Assignment and Pre-Hearing Conference on the Department of Water Resources’ Petition for Change of Water Rights Permits associated with the Delta Conveyance Project (also known as the Delta tunnel).
Restore the Delta, alongside this broad coalition, is urging the Presiding Hearing Officer to postpone the pre-hearing conference due to the scheduling overlap with the Sites Reservoir proceedings, ongoing Civil Rights Complaint with DTEC, and the pending update to the Bay-Delta Plan. This is yet another example of water management not proceeding in the proper order of operation necessary to properly manage California’s fragile ecosystem.