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Tribal groups and advocates ask State Water Board to extend Bay-Delta Plan comment period
Summary
Multiple conservation and tribal groups urged the State Water Resources Control Board to extend the public comment period on the Bay-Delta Plan update — citing limited access during holiday release timing, winter storm travel and internet outages in rural areas — and requested resolution of a pending civil-rights complaint before moving forward.
A coalition of conservation groups and tribal representatives told the State Water Resources Control Board on Jan. 6 that the board should extend the written-comment period on the updated Bay-Delta Plan and delay hearings so communities most affected have time to review and participate.
"We would like to reiterate our request to extend the deadline until at least April 3 and to hold hearings and workshops after this date," said Tricia Velasquez, Central Valley organizer at Save California Salmon, during the board's public forum. Velasquez said the current timeline…
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