Delta Vision Foundation Meets
June 15, 2009 | Posted by Cynthia Koehler in Bay Delta
Cynthia Koehler is Senior Consulting Attorney for EDF.
June began auspiciously with the Delta Vision Task Force having reconstituted itself as the Delta Vision Foundation—indicating that it intends to remain an active advocate for the recommendations contained in its report.
Sunne McPeake initiated one of the meeting’s most interesting exchanges when she asked a panel of stakeholders each in turn whether they support the Delta Vision's recommendations. Water agency representatives and Delta interests on the panel provided a range of negative responses from an emphatic ‘no’ to not-ready-to-sign-on-but-still-open-minded, while environmental reps responded affirmatively with qualifications.
However things play out, it's clear that the new Delta Vision Foundation is going to be a force in the discussion. The Foundation is showing real leadership in highlighting key areas where all the parties still need to come together.
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