Scoping Meeting: Long term operation of the State Water Project
Historically, the Department of Water Resources has received environmental coverage for its State Water Project pumping operations through parameters issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. To ensure a thorough analysis that considers the best available science, DWR is asking the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a single permit that does not tier off or rely on the federal process and instead authorizes SWP operations in a way that protects endangered species listed under both CESA and the federal Endangered Species Act.