Upcoming State Water Board hearings: your chance to speak up for California’s aquatic ecosystems

Very important State Water Board hearings will take place in the coming days!

The Board’s proposal to set slightly higher flows targets for San Joaquin River tributaries has taken on a much greater significance in light of Trump's appointees to the EPA and Interior Department, and the House and Senate's passage last week of federal legislation that jeopardizes existing protections for the Delta and promises money for dams.

The State Water Board is the final bulwark of defense for Califonia’s aquatic ecosystem health and we need to give it our wholehearted support at this time!

The Sierra Club Water Committee urges you to attend a hearing, bring a friend, and — using our many suggestions below — make a short statement from your personal perspective urging the Board to increase river flows into the Delta.

Meetings:

Friday, December 16th, 9 am
Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium
Main Hall
525 N Center Street
Stockton, CA 95202

Monday, December 19th, 9 am
Multicultural Arts Center
645 W. Main Street
Merced, CA 95340

Tuesday, December 20th, 9 am
Modesto Centre Plaza
Tuolumne River Room
1000 L Street
Modesto, CA 95354

January 3, 9 am
Joe Serna Jr. – CalEPA Headquarters Building
Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street, Second Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

If you don’t want to go by yourself please email sodier@mindspring.com, or click here to find other attendees and arrange ride-sharing.

There are talking points below and on our blog.

If you can’t attend a hearing, please send a message to the Water Board urging higher flows by the January 17th deadline.

Here are some resources for more context:

Thank you for doing whatever you can to help!


Photo: "California's blue veins" by Daniel Parks on Flickr.

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