Overview
DWR has initiated the public process to study the environmental impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. DWR will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Report/Statement for BDCP in cooperation with the federal lead agencies.
The BDCP’s purpose is to provide for the conservation of at-risk species in the Delta and improve the reliability of the water supply system within a stable regulatory framework. The process is being conducted consistent with state and federal laws that encourage the development of broad habitat conservation plans that protect natural communities in exchange for regulatory assurances.
DWR will serve as the lead agency under California Environmental Quality Act for the environmental studies. The National Marine Fishery Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be the federal lead, co-lead or cooperating agencies.
DWR will host scoping meetings for full public participation in the planning process, and full opportunity to review and comment upon the draft plan, the analyses of it, and of alternative approaches to achieving the same ultimate goal.
Contact Us
Requests for information and questions concerning this BDCP EIR/EIS process
may be directed to:
Paul A. Marshall
South Delta Improvements Program
Bay-Delta Office
California Department of Water Resources
1416 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
e-mail: marshall@water.ca.gov
Telephone: (916) 653-7247
FAX: (916) 653-6077
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