ACWA Says New Delta Study Underscores Urgent Need for Action.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ) today said a new study on the Delta's future again reinforces the urgent need for a high-level effort to address mounting threats to a key ecosystem and a critical water supply for 25 million Californians. "This is an excellent report based on the most recent findings and thinking, and it further bolsters the fact that the Delta in its existing configuration is broken," ACWA Executive Director Steve Hall said. "It identifies and analyzes a number of alternatives that are worthy of consideration." The study, titled Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and prepared by the Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution. Based in San Francisco, California, United States, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Reddington Hewlett. (PPIC PPIC Public Policy Institute of California PPIC Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse PPIC Potash & Phosphate Institute of Canada PPIC Production Planning and Inventory Control (manufacturing control) ), notes that the Delta is steadily deteriorating. Hall said the PPIC's approach appears to be consistent with actions recommended by ACWA in its 2005 water policy document, "No Time to Waste: A Blueprint for California Water." The Blueprint raised the visibility of the Delta's dire situation and called for immediate action by Governor Schwarzenegger to appoint a blue ribbon commission Noun 1. blue ribbon commission - an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue blue ribbon committee to analyze the Delta's vulnerability and develop a strategic plan to reduce risks to the state's water supply system and the environment. While welcoming the report, Hall said, "The time for a study is over. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for leadership and decisions, a role only our political leaders can play. In developing this report, PPIC has done a great public service; now it is up to our political leaders to do their job and take the next step. "We welcome the news that Governor Schwarzenegger has followed through on his pledge to appoint a blue ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize task force to help shape a new vision for the Delta. This is exactly the kind of high-level group we envisioned to provide leadership on an issue so critical to our state's future." Hall also praised the authors of the study for eliminating some of the more extreme alternatives, such as halting Delta exports altogether or constructing downstream physical barriers to keep out seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. . "We welcome the study's contribution to the public dialog on the Delta, and urge prompt action to make the Delta more sustainable," Hall said. "There is too much at stake to continue business as usual." ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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