DWR Hosts ''No Crop Idling Alternative'' Public Workshop.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Department of Water Resources (DWR DWR Design Within Reach DWR Department of Water Resources DWR Direct Web Remoting (Easy Ajax for Java) DWR Durable Water Repellency DWR Delayed Word Recall (medical testing) DWR Driving While Revoked ) will host a February 7, 2006, public workshop on the "No Crop Idling Alternative," which is being considered as part of the environmental review for the Environmental Water Account (EWA EWA Enterprise Wireless Alliance EWA Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc. EWA Energy from Waste Association (UK) EWA Engineered Wood Association EWA Edgewood Arsenal EWA Earl Walls Associates ). The "No Crop Idling Alternative" will analyze the effects of other measures other than crop idling or land retirement to further protect fisheries fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, European and North American fishing fleets have long . The EWA is part of the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. comprehensive plan adopted in the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision (ROD). CALFED agencies identified a need in the ROD for fisheries protection measures above and beyond existing regulatory measures to speed the recovery of at-risk Delta species. Establishment of the EWA was a key component of this additional protection. Agencies that participate in the EWA are DWR (lead state agency), Department of Fish and Game (responsible agency and trustee agency), United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Fish and Wildlife Service (co-lead federal agency), National Marine Fisheries Service The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a United States federal agency. A division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce, NMFS is responsible for the stewardship and management of the nation's living marine (cooperating agency), and United States Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. (co-lead federal agency). The EIS/EIR for the Short-Term EWA Program addressed the potential use of crop idling as an alternative to other measures being considered for analysis. The Long-Term EIS/EIR will analyze a number of alternatives including the "No Crop Idling Alternative" to meet the objectives of the EWA. EWA is currently operated under the Short Term EIS/EIR which expires in 2007. The public draft for the Long-Term EIS/EIR document will be available in fall 2006 and final document will be available in fall 2007. Five scoping sessions for the Long-Term EIR/EIS were held in March 2005.
The public workshop is scheduled for:
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Bonderson Bldg., Hearing Room A
901 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
For more information contact: Dean Reynolds, 916-651-7055
The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs. |
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