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Local water agencies and cities back Healthy Rivers & Landscapes, warn unimpaired‑flow rules could reduce supplies
Summary
Municipal and county water officials, particularly from Solano County and municipal utilities that rely on Lake Berryessa and Delta water, told the State Water Board they endorse the Healthy Rivers & Landscapes pathway and warned the board that a shift to draft unimpaired‑flow regulatory thresholds could cause major water‑supply shortfalls.
Local and regional water agencies, municipal utilities and many business groups told the State Water Board they favor the Healthy Rivers & Landscapes (HRL) pathway and urged caution on an unimpaired‑flow regulatory pathway as drafted in the staff Program of Implementation.
Why it matters: multiple municipal systems and county water agencies — especially in Solano County — said the unimpaired flows options described by staff would materially reduce their reliable surface water supply, potentially forcing large followings of irrigated acreage, raising municipal costs and interfering with local plans for housing and public services.
Who spoke and what they said - Steven Peng (Association of California Water Agencies) said ACWA…
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