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PUC hears warnings that Calaveras Dam rebuild risks steelhead restoration and schedule
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received public comment and staff updates on the Water System Improvement Program; watershed advocates warned the Calaveras Dam rebuild, as currently scoped, would impede steelhead restoration and risk legal noncompliance, while staff said PEIR delays have created schedule variances for several regional projects.
At the June 24 meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, watershed advocates and commission staff clashed over the environmental and schedule implications of the Water System Improvement Program’s Calaveras Dam project. Jeff Miller, director of the Alameda Creek Alliance, told commissioners that the city’s proposed work 'is a nonstarter' for fish restoration and accused the PUC of operating dams that divert about 86 percent of tributary flows and that have 'operated in violation of state wildlife protection laws.'
Julie Labonte, director of the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP), told the commission the quarterly report shows the local program is tracking ahead of plan while several regional projects, including Calaveras, face environmental-review delays that create schedule variances.…
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