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Public commentators urge SFPUC to back stronger Tuolumne flows in State Water Board plan
Summary
Seven public speakers urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to support stronger flow protections in the State Water Board's Bay-Delta Plan, citing research that calls for 60% unimpaired flows and asking the commission not to oppose the board's proposal.
SAN FRANCISCO
Public comment at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on July 10 centered on the State Water Board's Bay-Delta Plan update and how much of the Tuolumne River's unimpaired flow should be left to protect fish and ecosystem health. Multiple speakers urged the commission to support, or at minimum not oppose, the board's proposal rather than aligning with federal or other opposition.
The most direct appeal came from Cindy Charles, conservation chair for the Golden West Women Fly Fishers, who said the State Water Board's recommendation of 40 percent unimpaired flow "does not go far enough" and urged the SFPUC "not to oppose…
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