How can California Water Boards be in a closed door session today with the Delta tunnel hearing officer, days after #californiadepartmentofwaterresources files a laughable "minor petition" to extend the tunnel project by 55 years.
See our press release and letter to the State Water Board.
Yesterday, the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, on behalf of the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) submitted a formal letter to the State Water Resources Control Board concerning the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) latest attempt to modify expired water permits for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). Read https://bit.ly/3ASuDTh
The Coalition’s letter highlights significant jurisdictional and procedural flaws in DWR’s petition, calling for the Board to reject the Department’s request for a so-called “Minor Change” to extend the expiration date of its permits by over fifty years.
The letter was sent in response to the filing by DWR for what it styled as this “minor change” to its permits and the scheduling of a closed session meeting for 1 pm today for State Water Resources Control Board Members to consider.
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