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To:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ( 3
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE' February 18,. 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Assembly Bill 525 ( Stirling)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of opposition . to AB 525 by Assemblyman Larry
Stirling which would require the Department of Water Resources to
proceed immediately to construct Delta facilities of the State
Water Project ( SWP) and expressly authorize those facilities to
include an isolated canal to transport water through or around
the Delta. . The bill also calls for the State Water Resources
Control Board (SWRCB) to conduct studies on the protection of
reasonable and beneficial uses of water in San Francisco Bay.
The SWRCB would be required to report on its progress no later
than January 31, 1990. Negotiation of a contract with the
Department of Fish & Game and the Suisun Resource Conservation
District to mitigate the impacts of the project is also provided
in the bill.
BACKGROUND:
This bill calls for new Delta water transfer facilities,
including an isolated canal, without the prerequisite guarantee
of numerous environmental and water quality protections outlined
in previous County positions. It is, therefore, recommended that
the Board oppose AB 525.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S): I1
ACTION OF BOARD ON FPhruary 24, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator FEB 24 19'
cc: Community Development Director ATTESTED
Water Committee : Supvs. Torl akson PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
and McPeak SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblyman Larry Stirling /A '
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