Clone of Water

CNRCC Water Committee

Mission

The CNRCC Water Committee will work to protect California’s lakes, streams, rivers, and all the lives that depend on them. We will advocate for restoring the Bay Delta ecosystem so that it can continue to provide habitat for two-thirds of California’s salmon and half the birds on the Pacific flyway. We will promote water justice for disadvantaged communities and a sustainable water future that assures supplies for California’s families, farms, industries, and wildlife. We will strenuously promote water conservation and advocate for the beneficial uses of said conserved waters.

Co-Chairs    

Leon Shapiro and Charlotte Allen

A New CA Campaign!

Maintenance Before Building New Dams

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Our 2017 Project List

  • CA WaterFix aka BDCP aka Delta Tunnels - Opposition, comments, etc.
  • Delta Water Flow Targets Monitoring.
  • Water Storage Projects Monitoring (including existing infrastructure repairs).
  • Groundwater & The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Monitoring.
  • Legislative Bills - Support, Opposition, Monitoring.
  • Water Reuse Policies.
  • Ocean Desalination White Paper/Fact.

2016 Water Committee Accomplishments

  • Created a position paper on Urban Water Management Plans.
  • Recommended a “no position” position on the Cortopassi initiative.
  • Monitored and evaluated the proposal to raise Los Vaqueros dam. Worked with Storage Response group to evaluate and when necessary oppose other storage projects.
  • Formed subcommittee on reuse to prepare comments on SWRCB’s Division of Drinking Water’s Report to Legislature on the Feasibility of Developing Uniform Water Recycling Criteria for Direct Potable Reuse.
  • Updated Committee’s Groundwater Policy document.
  • Sent letter to Gov. Brown and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird on need to act to protect the Salton Sea.
  • Submitted comment letter from Reuse Subcommittee to SWRCB on their Report on Direct Potable Reuse.
  • Drafted report on Westlands selection as sole GSA for the Westside groundwater basin.
  • Selected Leon Shapiro of Angeles Chapter as new co-chair.

Water Issue Fact Sheets

Here are links to several Sierra Club California papers about California's water issues: