HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA Natural ResourcesMay 28, 2010
Mr. Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Administration Center
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
Dear Mr. Connelly:
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor
LESTER A. SNOW, Secretary for Natural Resources
BOARD OFSOpFRVISORS
JUN '72010
OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Thank you for your correspondence regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), and in particular Butte
County's interest in playing a constructive role in the BDCP process. We well understand the unique and
substantial set of interests that water right holders in the Sacramento Valley have in the BDCP's proposals.
As the BDCP continues to develop there will be means available to Butte County and Sacramento Valley to
engage in the planning process. A detailed briefing of the proposed plan could be arranged with the County
and staff of your choice later this summer. At that time, more information about the new approach to state and
federal water project operations to be proposed will be available and could be presented. While local issues
groups could be a means to address the needs of stakeholders specifically local to the Delta, some detailed
meetings could provide better opportunities to address issues specific to Butte County.
More formal opportunities for the County's review and comment on the BDCP will be part of the public release
of the draft BDCP plan and its draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement,
currently scheduled for spring of 2011. Together, these documents will describe in detail the proposed
conservation measures, expected outcomes on natural resources and on the human environment and
proposed mitigation. Butte County's input at this stage will also be an effective way to address your interests.
We appreciate you reaching out to the BDCP. Please feel free to contact myself or Karla Nemeth at (916) 651-
7587 or karla.nemethia7.resources.ca.gov for more information.
Sincerely,
Karen Scarborough
Undersecretary
cc: Paul Gosselin, Butte County
Karla Nemeth, California Natural Resources Agency
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311, Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. 916.653.5656 Fax 916.653.8102 http://resources.ca.g o
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