CalFed officials are supposed to pick an option in July. This is the only public hearing currently scheduled in San Diego County. If you cannot attend, please send in comments. We would like to see a good turnout at this local hearing. Everyone has an interest in how this goes and also encourage anyone to invite teenagers and bring their families to see the displays about our water systems.
Water management is important to everyone.
It is the heart of California's natural water system, supporting more than 750 species of fish and wildlife and 200 types of crops and supporting production of 45 percent of the nation's fruits and vegetables. It is also the hub for the complex plumbing system of canals and pumps built to quench the thirst of 22 million California residents, including all tap water users in San Diego county. The CalFed Bay Delta Program, developed by state and federal resource agencies over the past three years, aims to address the overuse of water from the Bay-Delta. But the recently released Environmental Impact Report for California's water future presents three alternatives that rely more on concrete than conservation and innovation.