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DWR RELATED LINKS

• Delta Suisun Marsh Office
• Division of Environmental Services
• Bay-Delta Office
• Division of Planning and Local Assistance
• Central District
• Public Affairs Office

OTHER AGENCY LINKS

• CALFED
• Delta Protection Commission
• CA Department of Fish and Game
• State Water Resources Control Board
• California Natural Resources Agency
• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• National Marine Fisheries Service

Overview
DWR is currently evaluating the environmental impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The BDCP's purpose is to provide for the conservation of at-risk species in the Delta and improve its reliability as the hub of the state's water supply system.

A joint Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for BDCP is being prepared. DWR will serve as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and will work in cooperation with the federal lead and co-lead agencies: the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the National Marine Fishery Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The draft EIR/EIS is expected to be ready for public review and comment by early 2010. View the proposed schedule. Or read some frequently asked questions about the environmental review process. DWR will host public meetings throughout the environmental review process. Listed below is more information on public meetings conducted to date.

Public Meetings regarding the EIR/EIS

Additional Landowner Informational Meetings - November 5 and 6
Two additional landowner informational meetings were held on November 5 and 6 in Courtland and Brentwood. These two meetings were a continuation of the six previous landowner meetings held in August, and were conducted in the same format of staff presentations followed by a question and answer session The following information was provided at each meeting to inform potentially impacted landowners about these studies (Materials presented, meeting summaries and poster board displays from both meetings can be found here).

Landowner Informational Meetings - August 12 - August 21
Six landowner informational meetings were held in different locations throughout the Delta to discuss the required field studies to support the environmental review process. The following information was provided at each meeting to inform potentially impacted landowners about these studies (Materials presented, meeting summaries and poster board displays from all six meetings can be found here).

Draft Conveyance Study Areas Map - (click to enlarge)

Public Scoping Meetings - April 28 - May 14
Ten scoping meetings were held throughout California to share the BDCP environmental review process, solicit comments about the scope of the Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement, and to answer questions about the BDCP and how to be involved. (Information, materials presented, comments given and a webcast can be found here).

More Information About the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Background on the BDCP