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Public urges SFPUC to drop proposed Tuolumne diversion; commissioners require further study
Summary
Environmental groups, anglers and many residents urged the SFPUC to remove a proposed average 2 MGD diversion from the Tuolumne River, citing collapsed salmon runs; commissioners adopted WSIP but directed staff to report in 90 days on options to supplement flows and to accelerate habitat and conservation work.
Environmental organizations, watershed residents and local officials used the SFPUC's Oct. 30 special meeting to press the commission to eliminate any additional diversions from the Tuolumne River, warning that the river's Chinook and steelhead runs have plunged to historically low levels.
Speakers including Peter Drechmeier of the Tuolumne River Trust, Jessie Reeder (Tuolumne River Trust), Jeff Miller of the Alameda Creek Alliance and commercial fishermen cited historic and recent…
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