Comments Following Release of the CA Water Plan Update 2005 Public Review Draft on April 14, 2005
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| # |
Dated |
Received |
Author |
Organization |
Subject |
Comment |
| 1 |
05/12/05 |
05/13/05 |
Michael Sonnen |
Public |
Volumes 1-5 |
Letter
(29 kb) |
| 2 |
06/07/05 |
06/07/05 |
Joseph M. Marsh |
Public |
General; surface storage, agricultural water supply |
Fax (42 kb) |
| 3 |
06/07/05 |
06/07/05 |
S. Craig Tucker |
Karuk Tribe |
General; surface storage, use efficiency, ecosystem restoration, environmental justice, climate change impacts |
E-mail (9 kb) |
| 4 |
06/07/05 |
06/07/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 2 Ag Land Stewardship strategy |
E-mail (35 kb) |
| 5 |
06/08/05 |
06/08/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 3 & General - change word "losses" |
E-mail (20 kb) |
| 6 |
06/08/05 |
06/09/05 |
Jacqueline Jacobberger |
League of Women Voters of CA |
Water use efficiency, conjunctive water management, future scenarios, coordination with other water planning reports |
Letter (27 kb) |
| 7 |
06/07/05 |
06/09/05 |
Barbara Rivenes |
Public |
Non-dam water management, no new Delta exports, climate change impacts and flood management |
Letter (53 kb) |
| 8 |
06/09/05 |
06/09/05 |
John Yost |
Earthwise |
General; no new storage, no new Delta water transfers, ensure equity, and prepare for climate change impacts |
Online Comment Form (98 kb) |
| 9 |
06/10/05 |
06/10/05 |
Dick Wagner |
Public |
Graphics difficult for color-blind, Irrigation Methods data precision, Delta farming, South Bay salinity flushes, additional surface storage, limits of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 10 |
06/08/05 |
06/13/05 |
Pat Zwicker |
Public |
Vol 2, Ch 26; negative impacts of agricultural land retirement in Butte and other northern counties |
Letter (46 kb) |
| 11 |
06/08/05 |
06/13/05 |
Walt Zwicker |
Public |
Global climate change, saltwater intrusion, local population pressure in Butte County |
Letter (42 kb) |
| 12 |
06/14/05 |
06/14/05 |
Denver Nelson |
Public |
Vol 3 North Coast Regional Report, population limits, relationships between groundwater and surface water, water quality for rural and poor CA without safe water |
Letter (171 kb) |
| 13 |
06/15/05 |
06/15/05 |
Mr. Cass |
CA Regional Water Quality Control Board |
Volume 3 South Lahontan map correction |
Online Comment Form (13 kb) |
| 14 |
06/15/05 |
06/15/05 |
Suzanne Ferroggiaro |
Public |
No new surface storage, no new Delta exports, reduce stresses on the Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem, ensure access to clean water, prepare for climate change impacts |
E-mail (9 kb) |
| 15 |
06/02/05 |
06/16/05 |
Alex Hildebrand |
Public |
Food security, absence of food forecasts in Water Plan, AB 2587 |
Letter (278 kb) |
| 16 |
06/13/05 |
06/17/05 |
Cindy Domenigoni |
Riverside County Farm Bureau, Inc. |
Food security, adequate water supply for agriculture |
Letter (56 kb) |
| 17 |
06/10/05 |
06/17/05 |
Cecilio Lomeli |
Public |
General thanks; environmental preservation |
Letter (24 kb) |
| 18 |
06/17/05 |
06/17/05 |
Maury Roos |
CA Department of Water Resources |
Water demand numbers, Volume 3 Sacramento River, Tulare Lake, and Colorado River Regional Reports |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 19 |
06/19/05 |
06/19/05 |
Dan Silver |
Endangered Habitats League |
Support non-dam water management strategies, no new surface storage, no new Delta exports, reduce stresses on the Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem, ensure access to clean water, prepare for climate change impacts |
Online Comment Form (9 kb) |
| 20 |
06/20/05 |
06/20/05 |
Brian R. Stranko |
California Trout |
Water use efficiency and ecosystem restoration, flows for CA rivers and streams, Oroville Dam |
Letter (57 kb) |
| 21 |
06/13/05 |
06/20/05 |
Jim Meyer |
Shannon Lab |
New ideas, desalination |
Online Comment Form (7 kb) |
| 22 |
06/20/05 |
06/21/05 |
Michael Doherty |
Colusa County Farm Bureau |
Population and food security, national security, sound science and solutions |
Letter (54 kb) |
| 24 |
06/22/05 |
06/22/05 |
Michael Wade |
CA Farm Water Coalition |
Increase water supply via more storage facilities north and south of Delta, alternate Delta conveyance system |
Report (1.66 MB) |
| 25 |
06/23/05 |
06/23/05 |
Heather Scarabosio |
Public |
Water from waste treatment |
Online Comment Form (7 kb) |
| 27 |
06/21/05 |
06/23/05 |
Edwin M. Hilden |
Walnut Valley Water District |
Integrated regional water management; ACWA publication: "Blueprint," rebuild and enhance infrastructure, new surface and groundwater storage; conservation and reuse not enough; Delta vulnerability |
Letter (215 kb) |
| 28 |
06/22/05 |
06/24/05 |
Terry Spragg |
Terry G. Spragg & Associates |
Waterbag technology-suggested amendments to CA Water Plan |
Notes (35 kb) |
| 29 |
06/24/05 |
06/24/05 |
Edward M. Hall |
Public |
General thanks for Extended Review Forum public participation opportunities |
Note (121 kb) |
| 30 |
06-20-05 |
06-25-05 |
Mark A. Linnell |
Multi-housing Laundry Association |
Propose adding use of multifamily common area laundry facilities in Volume 2: Urban Water Use Efficiency chapter. |
Memo (254 kb) |
| 31 |
06/24/05 |
6/27/05 |
Molly Erickson |
Public |
Vol 2, Desalination questions and comments |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 32 |
06/27/05 |
06/27/05 |
Dennis O'Brien |
Public |
Need for regional water balances, and data/documentation of groundwater use |
E-mail (8 kb) |
| 34 |
06/29/05 |
06/29/05 |
Ted Selb |
Merced Irrigation District |
Vol 3, Vol 4, regarding San Joaquin River water quality |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 35 |
06/29/05 |
06/29/05 |
Steve Johnson |
The Nature Conservancy |
Vol 1 extensive comments, Vol 2: Ecosystem Restoration, CALFED Surface Storage |
Memo (43 kb) |
| 36 |
06/29/05 |
06/29/05 |
Sue Nash |
Sierra Club, Audubon, and the Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley |
Support non-dam water management strategies; no new surface storage, no new Delta exports; reduce stresses on the Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem, ensure access to clean water; prepare for climate change impacts |
E-mail (38 kb) |
| 37 |
06/29/05 |
06/30/05 |
Chris DeGabriele |
North Marin Water District |
Vol 3 Ch 2 North Coast and Ch 3 SF Bay - corrections to reflect imported water supply from Russian River to Marin County |
Memo (127 kb) |
| 38 |
06/30/05 |
06/30/05 |
Jeffrey P. Sutton |
Family Water Alliance |
Need for a gap analysis; Refocus CALFED priorities and investments (more focus on the Delta); Flood control / levees; support for surface storage and conveyance infrastructure; Negative impacts of agricultural to urban transfers; Comments on Vol 3 Sacramento River Hydrologic Regional Report. |
Letter (43 kb) |
| 39 |
06/30/05 |
7/01/05 |
Bill DuBois |
California Farm Bureau Federation |
Volumes 1-3, Urging more drought resiliency in storage of water supplies, Pro surface and groundwater storage projects, US food security |
Letter (1.4 mb) |
| 40 |
07/04/05 |
07/04/05 |
Will Price |
University of the Pacific and San Joaquin County Advisory Water Commission |
Strategic Plan needs more specific objectives, performance targets, and measurable outcomes. More explanation needed about the methodology used to estimate future water demands. Desalination in Dubai. |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 41 |
07/06/05 |
07/06/05 |
David Carle |
Author for University of California Press (and other publishers) |
"Less resource intensive" alternatives are preferable to surface storage. Support for ecosystem restoration and conservation; Desalination waste issues need expansion. Need to recognize and monitor threat of non-point source pollution. Need to call for legislative change to manage groundwater resources the same as surface water. |
Online Comment Form (8 kb) |
| 43 |
07/08/05 |
07/08/05 |
Frances Spivy-Weber |
Mono Lake Committee |
Vol 3 South Coast Hydrologic Regional Report recommended edits |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 44 |
07/22/05 |
07/10/05 |
Sherman May |
Sherman May Consulting, Inc. |
Vol 2 Desalination Strategy recommended edits concerning planned plants, energy use, and growth inducing impacts. |
Letter (25 kb) |
| 45 |
07/11/05 |
07/11/05 |
Ken Buchanan |
Public |
Support non-dam water management strategies; no new surface storage, no new Delta exports; reduce stresses on the Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem, ensure access to clean water; prepare for climate change impacts |
E-mail (24 kb) |
| 46 |
07/11/05 |
07/11/05 |
Mike Sandler |
Community Clean Water Institute |
Support for the 3 Foundational Actions in the Framework for Action. Additional comments regarding: water privatization and the public trust, climate change, water quality matching, and citizen monitoring. |
E-mail (24 kb) |
| 47 |
07/11/05 |
07/11/05 |
Eric Jung |
Bear Valley Real Estate |
Oppose Auburn Dam or any new dams. Support raising of Shasta Dam, water conservation, and intelligent thinning (not clear cutting) of forests. |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 48 |
07/11/05 |
07/11/05 |
Scott Nichols |
Public |
Oppose building any new dams. Support for water conservation. |
E-mail (6 kb) |
| 49 |
07/11/05 |
07/11/05 |
David Herr |
Public |
Oppose building new dams. Support for water conservation, household reuse. |
E-mail (6 kb) |
| 50 |
07/12/05 |
07/12/05 |
Peter Brigham |
Public |
Oppose building any new dams. Oppose CALFED surface storage in the Water Plan. Support for water conservation. |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 51 |
07/12/05 |
07/12/05 |
Scott M. Kruse |
Public |
Support for long-term planning, conservation, water use efficiency, and existing reservoirs (i.e. groundwater storage). Oppose new artificial surface storage. Use a "whole watershed" approach. |
E-mail (7 kb) |
| 52 |
07/12/05 |
07/12/05 |
Cheryl Davis |
Public |
Oppose building new dams. Concern for CA fish population; water quality and quantity important to fish. |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 53 |
07/13/05 |
07/13/05 |
Ralph Moir |
Public |
Economic Incentives Policy- Transition to having users of water pay a market rate. |
Online Comment Form (7 kb) |
| 54 |
07/14/05 |
07/14/05 |
Michael Tomlinson |
Public |
Support water conservation and sustainable practices. Oppose new dams or enhancements to dams. |
Online Comment Form (7 kb) |
| 55 |
07/15/05 |
07/15/05 |
Kevin Mullen |
Public |
Support economic incentives, technology for water use efficiency, free flowing rivers for tourism and recreation to help local communities. Oppose new dams. |
E-mail (9 kb) |
| 56 |
07/13/05 |
07/15/05 |
Dennis O'Bryant |
CA Department of Conservation |
Volume 2 Agricultural Land Stewardship strategy; Vol 1, Ch 5 performance measures |
Letter (296 kb) |
| 57 |
07/16/05 |
07/16/05 |
Sue Nash |
Public |
Include global warming and energy prices (peak oil) in all discussions of all parts of the plan |
E-mail (32 kb) |
| 58 |
07/14/05 |
07/18/05 |
Steve Shaffer |
CA Department of Food and Agriculture |
Gap analysis, future agricultural water needs |
Letter (483 kb) |
| 59 |
07/18/05 |
07/18/05 |
Daniel Pankratz |
Public |
General - no new dams |
Letter (367 kb) |
| 60 |
07/18/05 |
07/18/05 |
Tim Anderson |
Sonoma County Water Agency |
Vol 3 North Coast Regional Report - recommended edits |
E-mail (15 kb) |
| 61 |
07/18/05 |
07/18/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 1, Ch 3: California Water Today Colorado River Regional Challenges - recommended edits |
Notes (24 kb) |
| 62 |
07/18/05 |
07/18/05 |
Peter Gleick |
Pacific Institute |
Highlights, Vol 1:
2030 Scenarios, Future water demand estimates, Agricultural water use efficiency, Climate change; Vol 2: Introduction, Desalination, Floodplain Mgmt, Surface Storage - CALED, Surface Storage - Reg/Local, Urban Runoff Mgmt, Watershed Mgmt. strategy narratives. |
Letter (53 kb) |
| 63 |
07/18/05 |
07/19/05 |
Bryan Ristow |
Public |
Support water use efficiency and water recycling. Opposed to new dams. |
Online Comment Form (7 kb) |
| 64 |
07/15/05 |
07/18/05 |
Gary Arant |
Valley Center Municipal Water District, ACWA |
General - use ideas from ACWA Blueprint report |
Letter (322 kb) |
| 65 |
07/08/05 |
07/19/05 |
Frank Belock |
City of San Diego |
General - San Diego regional needs |
Letter (289 kb) |
| 66 |
07/19/05 |
07/19/05 |
Libby Lucas |
Public |
Vol 1 comments, questions, and suggested edits |
E-mail (14 kb) |
| 67 |
07/19/05 |
07/19/05 |
Jim Meyer |
Public |
General comment - saltwater agricultural drainage in Fresno area |
E-mail (7 kb) |
| 68 |
07/19/05 |
07/19/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 4 Glossary - needs entries for "recoverable flow" and "irrecoverable flow" |
E-mail (14 kb) |
| 69 |
07/19/05 |
07/19/05 |
David Bolland |
Association of California Water Agencies |
ACWA's "Blueprint" report complementary to CA Water Plan Update 2005. Vol 1 comments and recommendations. |
Letter (74 kb) |
| 70 |
07/19/05 |
07/20/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Agricultural water use efficiency in Vol 1, 2, 3 - Colorado River Hydrologic Region references |
E-mail (14 kb) |
| 71 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Adrien Pritchard |
Kokatat Water Sportswear |
Consider long-term impacts impact to natural water sources and micro-environments. Support
water use efficiency, recycling and groundwater treatment. Oppose new dams and diversions. |
E-mail (27 kb) |
| 72 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Lynne Harkins |
Public |
Support non-dam water management strategies; no new surface storage, no new Delta exports; reduce stresses on the Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem, ensure access to clean water; prepare for climate change impacts |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 73 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Vanessa Lillie |
Public |
Support "Less Resource Intensive" future scenario. Oppose new dams or raising existing dams. |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 74 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Jeff Loux |
UC Davis Extension |
Vol 1 Front Matter; Vol 1, Vol 4 References |
E-mail (10 kb) |
| 75 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Michael Hagman |
Friant Water Authority |
Vol 1 general and specific concerns, public workshops
like school and not a public review process. |
E-mail (29 kb) |
| 76 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Michael Warburton |
Public Trust Alliance |
General critique of Public Review Draft; improved but needs greater attention and commitment to public trust doctrine and environmental justice; oversimplification and generalization is misleading (i.e. history, terminology, groundwater overdraft assumptions in future scenarios) |
Letter (19 kb) |
| 77 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Peter Carey |
Self-Help Enterprises |
Vol 1 - recommendation #14 on EJ & funding |
Letter (10 kb) |
| 78 |
07/20/05 |
07/20/05 |
Frances Spivy-Weber |
Mono Lake Committee |
Uncertainty of groundwater estimates: Vol 1 - take out "2 maf " groundwater overdraft estimate (misleading). Vol 3 South Coast - artificial groundwater recharge cannot be zero. |
E-mail (13 kb) |
| 79 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Thomas Erb |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
Vol 2: Urban Water Use Efficiency, Water Transfers, Recycled Municipal Water. Recommended edits for Vol 3 and 4. |
Letter (237 kb) |
| 80 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Jonathan McClelland |
Public |
Support conservation. Opposed to new dams and surface water diversions |
E-mail (12 kb) |
| 81 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Ed Winkler |
Sacramento Regional Water Authority |
Highlights, Vol 1 - add another essential support activity. Emphasize groundwater contamination - Vol 2 Conjunctive Mgmt strategy, Vol 3 Sacramento River Hydrologic Region. Suggested edit to Vol 3 Sacramento River report. |
Letter (102 kb) |
| 82 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Scott Cantrell |
CA Department of Fish and Game |
Detailed comments on all five volumes (13 pages) |
Letter (59 kb) |
| 83 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Richard Atwater |
Inland Empire Utilities District |
Support for Water Plan's use of public advisory process, actual water year data, future scenarios to replace gap analysis, emphasis on integrated regional water planning. However, data deficiencies (i.e. groundwater, water portfolios). Regional Reports should be based on Urban Water Management Plans and other regional documents. Discuss Chino Basin in the Vol 3 South Coast Regional Report. |
Letter (193 kb) |
| 84 |
07/20/05 |
07/21/05 |
Ken Weinberg |
San Diego County Water Authority |
General comments on Vol 1. Specific comments on Vol 2 and Vol 3. |
Letter (1.78 MB) |
| 85 |
07/21/05 |
07/21/05 |
Jay Lund |
UC Davis |
General comments; comparison to Water Plan Update 1998; suggestions for improvement; report card with Water Plan's grade. |
Letter (44 kb) |
| 86 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Mindy McIntyre |
Planning and Conservation League |
Highlights and Vol 1 - change significant findings and scenario assumptions to emphasize more water use efficiency; need to address access and equity issues, crisis in Bay-Delta estuary; reflect reliability and environmental ramifications in additional water supply estimates; do not include surface storage in chart until feasible studies done; separate groundwater and ocean desalination as different strategies; general compliments on Water Plan process and document. |
Letter (70 kb) |
| 87 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Steve Macaulay |
California Urban Water Agencies |
Support for open and participatory process, integrated regional water management, and several new features. Vol 1 comments: emphasize need for a broad range of resource mgmt strategies, including conservation and storage. Need more discussion on Delta levees vulnerability. Vol 2 - add new section to show importance of evaluating all strategies together. Outline how the Water Plan will incorporate Recycled Water Task Force recommendations. |
Letter (103 kb) |
| 88 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Jim Stewart |
Best Technology Company |
FRE-FLO technology |
E-mail (13 kb) |
| 89 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Jim Genes |
Public |
Support water use efficiency, recycling, and groundwater treatment. Opposes CALFED and local surface storage. |
E-mail (7 kb) |
| 90 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
James M. Beck |
Kern County Water Agency |
General and specific comments on Vol 1 and Vol 3: Tulare Lake Hydrologic Regional Report. |
Letter (99 kb) |
| 91 |
07/19/05 |
07/22/05 |
Howard Freeman |
Trinity County |
Vol 1 Comments on Implementation Plan, Initiatives |
Letter (276 kb) |
| 92 |
07/20/05 |
07/22/05 |
David C. McCollom |
Olivenhain Municipal Water District |
General - use ideas from ACWA Blueprint report, gap analysis, support for infrastructure, proactive responses, Delta focus, conservation, reuse, and alternative water supplies |
Letter (374 kb) |
| 93 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Joan B. Kearns |
Public |
General - support conservation, economic incentives policy (rate structure and meters); population growth in Santa Barbara County |
Fax (514 kb) |
| 94 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Paul A. Klein |
WateReuse Association |
Vol 1 comments; support for water recycling, integrated regional water management, broad strategy portfolio investment approach. Needs to mention support for implementation of other
recommendations of Water Recycling Task Force. |
Letter (98 kb) |
| 95 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Greg Gartrell |
Contra Costa Water District |
Update 2005 implementation, regional water management, funding water system improvements |
Letter (577 kb) |
| 96 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Tim McKay |
Northcoast Environmental Center |
Support water conservation and recycling. Oppose more surface storage. Translate water savings into environmental improvements. Detail the relationship between surface diversions and groundwater pumping. Challenges re: Klamath-Trinity river system, government credibility, salmon for the Karuk tribe, and climate change. |
Fax (305 kb) |
| 97 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Terry L. Erlewine |
State Water Contractors |
General - use ideas from ACWA Blueprint report |
Letter (242 kb) |
| 98 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Ann Hayden |
Environmental Defense |
Comments on Highlights document and Vol 1 concerning: environmental flow objectives, recommendations, Water Plan Initiatives, and Delta ecosystem. |
Letter (50 kb) |
| 99 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Thaddeus L. Bettner |
Westlands Water District |
General comments, plan format, and specific comments. Need new storage to sustain agriculture. Water Plan relies too much on agricultural water use efficiency. Complete the agricultural water study with consideration of market trends and transfer of agricultural water to urban/enviro uses. DWR needs to take leadership in water transfers. |
Letter (353 kb) |
| 100 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Henrietta Stern |
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District |
Vol 3, Ch 4 Central Coast Hydrologic Region recommended edits. |
E-mail (17 kb) |
| 101 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Susan L. Conway |
Southern California Water Company |
Extensive comments on Vol 1 and Vol 2 strategies: Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage, Desalination, Economic Incentives, Urban Water Use Efficiency, and Water Transfers. |
Letter (552 kb) |
| 102 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Ellen Levin |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission |
Vol 3, Ch 3: San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region - specific comments |
Letter (188 kb) |
| 103 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Peer Swan |
Irvine Ranch Water District |
Highlights and Vol 1 graphics and recommendations, Vol.3 portfolio categories |
E-mail (10 kb) |
| 104 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Arthur Unger |
Sierra Club |
Highlights, Vol 1. Vol 2: Agricultural Lands Stewardship, Ag Water Use Efficiency, Desalination, Surface Storage - CALFED and Surface Storage - Regional/Local, Urban Water Use Efficiency.
Vol 3: Ch 7 San Joaquin River Region and Ch 8 Tulare Lake Region. |
E-mail (22 kb) |
| 105 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Alisha Deen |
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water |
Public outreach and participation, Vol 1 Water Plan recommendations, and environmental justice issues. |
Letter (203 kb) |
| 106 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
James S. Crowley |
Santa Clara Valley Water District |
General - use ideas from ACWA Blueprint report. Specific comments on Vol 1, Vol 2: Introduction, Groundwater Remediation, Surface Storage - CALFED. Vol 3: Ch 3 San Francisco Bay, Ch 4 Central Coast |
Letter (42 kb) |
| 107 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Tom McGurk |
San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Advisory Water Commission |
Consider groundwater and surface water storage as priority strategies for CA. Recognize protections for areas of origin and strengthen policies for regional self-sufficiency. |
Letter (906 kb) |
| 108 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Conner Everts |
Southern California Watershed Alliance |
Comments on Vol 2: Desalination strategy narrative. |
E-mail (13 kb) |
| 109 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
John Gibler |
Public Citizen |
Concerns about Vol 2: Water Transfers strategy - needs to fully address and explore economic and social dimensions of water marketing |
Letter (70 kb) |
| 110 |
07/22/05 |
07/25/05 |
Jennifer Clary |
Clean Water Fund |
Volume 1, Ch. 5 |
Letter (212 kb) |
| 111 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Teresa Jordan |
Public |
Material relating to City of Simi Valley, and County of Ventura |
Letter (464 kb) |
| 112 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 4: Glossary |
E-mail (11 kb) |
| 113 |
07/21/05 |
07/25/05 |
Margit Aramburu |
Delta Protection Commission |
Volume 3, Ch 12 |
Letter (210 kb) |
| 114 |
07/19/05 |
07/25/05 |
Kathy Mannion |
Regional Council of Rural Counties |
Integrated regional planning, inter-regional water storage, groundwater overdraft, gap analysis |
Letter (314 kb) |
| 115 |
07/20/05 |
07/25/05 |
William Alcott |
East Bay Municipal Utility District |
Various, Volumes 1-4 |
Letter (226 kb) |
| 116 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Grace L. Chan |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California |
General comments; specific comments on Vol 1, Vol 2: Introduction, Conjunctive Mgmt, Conveyance, Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution, Ecosystem Restoration, Groundwater Remediation, Matching Water Quality to Use, Pollution Prevention, Recharge Areas Protection, Recycled Municipal Water, Urban Land Use Mgmt, Urban Water Use Efficiency, Water Transfers, and Vol 3, Ch 5: South Coast Hydrologic Region |
Letter (70 kb) |
| 117 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Steven L. Evans |
Friends of the River |
Vol 1: scenarios, environmental justice;
Vol 2: Conveyance, Ecosystem Restoration, Surface Storage - CALFED, Surface Storage - Regional/Local;
Vol 3: water balances, designated Wild & Scenic Rivers flow |
Letter (195 kb) |
| 118 |
07/22/05 |
07/22/05 |
Anisa Divine |
Imperial Irrigation District |
Vol 2: Agricultural Water Use Efficiency and Water Transfers; and Vol 3 Ch 11: Colorado River Hydrologic Region |
E-mail (20 kb)
Notes (51 kb)
V2Ch3 (186 kb
V2Ch23 (134 kb)
V3Ch11 (596 kb) |
| 119 |
07/20/05 |
07/25/05 |
G. Trindell |
Public |
General comments, population growth, eminent domain |
Letter (250 kb) |
| 120 |
07/25/05 |
07/26/05 |
Nicole Sandkulla |
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency |
Vol 3, Ch 3: San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region |
Letter (38 kb) |
| 121 |
07/25/05 |
07/27/05 |
Sara Duckler |
Santa Clara Valley Water District |
Vol 2: Floodplain Management |
Letter (16 kb) |
| 122 |
07/21/05 |
07/27/05 |
Sheila Kamhi |
League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara |
General comments; add conservation and recycling as a 3rd Water Plan Initiative, add more information on a drought year, groundwater adjudication, and South Coast of Santa Barbara County |
Fax (81 kb) |
| 123 |
07/22/05 |
07/27/05 |
George Wurzel |
Kings County Farm Bureau |
General comments; reliability issues, lack of detail on additional storage, add ACWA's Blueprint document to the appendix |
Fax (92 kb) |
| 124 |
06/22/05 |
06/22/05 |
David Nesmith |
Environmental Water Caucus |
Bay Delta Estuary ecosystem collapse; opposed to increasing maximum pumping rates of water to south of Delta |
Flyer (287 kb) |
| 125 |
07/21/05 |
07/29/05 |
Ginn Doose |
Public |
General comments, environmental justice; request time extension for review period when residents not notified of proposed projects |
Fax (147 kb) |
| 126 |
07/29/05 |
07/29/05 |
Greg Zlotnick |
Association of California Water Agencies |
Water demand analysis, climate change, and Vol 2 strategies: Desalination, Floodplain Mgmt, Recycled Municipal Water, Urban Runoff Mgmt, and Water Transfers |
Letter (81 kb) |
| 127 |
06/16/05 |
06/16/05 |
San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation |
San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation |
Plan not in compliance with legal compliance; food security, forecasting methods |
Flyer (66 kb) |
| 128 |
06/16/05 |
06/16/05 |
Colleen Foster |
League of Women Voters of CA |
Questions about water transfers and Central Coast. Availability of water and need should be emphasized along with population numbers. |
Notes (41 kb) |
| 129 |
06/30/05 |
06/30/05 |
League of Women Voters California |
League of Women Voters California |
League of Women Voters California Position on Water |
Notes (120 kb) |
| 130 |
07/26/05 |
08/01/05 |
Lynden Garver |
Kings River Conservation District |
Vol 3 Ch 8 Tulare Lake Regional Report, General Comments |
Letter (76 kb) |
| 131 |
08/02/05 |
08/03/05 |
David O'Donnell |
TreePeople |
Vol 2 strategies: Floodplain Mgmt, Recharge Area Protection, Urban Runoff Mgmt |
Letter (25 kb) |
| 132 |
08/03/05 |
08/03/05 |
Teresa Jordan |
Public |
Specific comments on Vol 1 and Vol 4, public partcipation, and the Water Plan website |
Fax (216 kb) |
133 |
07/26/05 |
08/03/05 |
Daniel B. Cozad |
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority |
Regional water planning, UWMP and IWMP data use |
Letter (96 kb) |
| 134 |
07/26/05 |
07/26/05 |
Public |
Rafting Group |
Protect rivers, no more dams and diversions |
Letters (50 kb) |
| 135 |
07/20/05 |
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Scott Underwood |
Mother Lode River Center |
Sustainable water use, Protect rivers |
Letter (41 kb) |
| 136 |
07/27/05 |
07/2705 |
Teresa Jordan |
Public |
Opposed to regional stormwater detention basins for storing water in City of Simi Valley. Comments on Water Plan website and availability of documents. |
Fax (97 kb) |
| 137 |
07/30/05 |
08/04/05 |
Don Wood |
Pacific Energy Policy Center |
General comments. Inter-basin planning. Overemphasis on new water storage and conveyance infrastructure. Underemphasis on need for regional and local water conservation and reuse. Identify emerging threats, sprawl impacts, and Delta problems. |
Letter (155 kb) |
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08/04/05 |
08/04/05 |
Teresa Jordan |
Public |
Comments on public funding, population trends, and Water Plan website. Concern that Ventura County should have more coverage in Water Plan. |
Fax (234 kb) |
| 139 |
7/14/05 |
08/26/05 |
James A. Noyes |
Southern California Water Committee |
Comments on Vol. 1, mostly on Chapter 5 recommendations. Make Water Plan more of an action plan. Stronger state leadership in regional water planning and financing. Develop sustainable funding strategies based on beneficiaries pay principle. Focus on investments with state-level benefits rather than national or international scope. Some recommendations are superfluous or unclear (i.e. public trust, tribal participation, "equal access"). More state agency cooperation among DWR, DHS, SWRCB and RWQCBs. |
Letter (118 kb) |
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09/23/05 |
Arlen Huggins and Joe Busto |
North American Interstate Weather Modification Council |
Endorsement of Vol 2, Ch 14 Precipitation Enhancement strategy. |
Memo (18 kb) |
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