It's a historic decision. The state board, having been reasonable for 25 years, in exasperation decided to finally enforce the law. |
The (department) and the Department of Fish and Game have essentially ignored the requirements of the California Endangered Species Act. |
The delta can't be fixed unless we fix the San Joaquin -- and the San Joaquin can't be fixed unless water is allowed to run the length of that river. That's the bottom line. |
The San Joaquin is a hard-working river. But it can't continue to take the abuse. |
The water boards can elect to protect our waterways or to continue shielding farmers from the law. They can't do both. |
The water boards can elect to protect our waterways or to continue shielding farmers from the law. They can't do both. |
They have just fundamentally blown off CESA. |
This is a watery landfill. You can see there's no pride in the river here. |
We are at a critical threshold. We are going to make decisions within the next year that are either going to fix the delta, or we are going to use it essentially as a way station to transport water to Southern California. |
We don't know how many delta smelt they're killing at the pumps, but they essentially evacuate the south delta every few days. |