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Trinity County votes to oppose Delta Tunnel, citing impacts to already stressed Trinity River [1]
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Date: 2022-12-10
On Dec. 7, the Trinity County Board of Supervisors in Northern California voted to oppose the Newsom administration’s Delta Tunnel project.
The county joins Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo, Solano and Contra counties and a wide array of recreational fishing groups, Tribes, environmental organizations, family farmers, Delta residents, Southern California water ratepayers and numerous elected officials in opposition to the project.
The Board officially endorsed the letter opposing the tunnel that was adopted by the Trinity County Fish and Game Advisory Commission.
In the letter, Don Frasier, Chair of the Trinity County Board of Supervisors, said the Commission is “particularly concerned about the draw-downs to the Sacramento River and their potential impact on the already stressed Trinity River.”
“The environment impact statement says that the tunnel will draw an additional 500,000 acre feet from the Sacramento River in normal years, and 200,000 to 300,000 acre feet in dry years,” the letter stated. “An average of 50 percent is already delivered to the Sacramento River for downstate water customers. As a result, the Trinity River’s salmon and trout population has already dramatically dropped to the point their survival is threatened.”
The letter proposes that the Delta Project “be postponed until we can be assured the Trinity River is adequately protected. In that event the Commission will reconsider our opposition to the project.”
The Trinity River is the main tributary of the Klamath River, currently the second largest producer of salmon in California. Klamath and Trinity River salmon and steelhead have been central to the culture and livelihoods of the Hoopa Valley, Yurok, Karuk and other tribes along the river since time immemorial.
Comment period for the Delta Tunnel closes Dec. 16
Reminder: The comment period for the Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) closes in one week from tomorrow on Friday, December 16, 2022 . The Draft EIR was released for public review and comment on July 27, 2022.
There are several ways to submit public comment on the Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR, including by:
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected] Online: Comment Form
Comment Form U.S. Mail: CA Department of Water Resources, Attn: Delta Conveyance Office, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
Where to Access the Draft EIR
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