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SFPUC updates commission on Bay‑Delta negotiations; June 30 draft to state is a status report
Summary
SFPUC staff said parties negotiating voluntary agreements for Bay‑Delta water quality will submit a June 30 status package to the state, but cautioned that a full, final alternative to the state plan by December is ambitious; commissioners pressed for clearer decision rules to account for rapid changes in hydrology.
Assistant General Manager for Water Steve Ritchie briefed the commission on progress toward voluntary agreements that could form an alternative to the State Water Board’s Bay‑Delta water quality control plan.
Ritchie said negotiations involve five major interest sets — San Joaquin diverters, Sacramento diverters, state and federal water projects, environmental NGOs and the State of California — and that the June 30 deliverable is best…
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