Beginning Thursday, March 14, the California Natural Resources Agency plans to release a preliminary draft of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The draft chapters will be available for viewing on the day of release on the BDCP website, www.BayDeltaConservationPlan.com. This is a preliminary draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan. A public review draft plan and formal comment period will be announced later this year.
The release will occur in three stages and each release will be followed by a public meeting. The anticipated schedule is as follows:
STAGE 1
March 14 BDCP release:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Existing Ecological Conditions
Chapter 3: Conservation Strategy
Chapter 4: Covered Activities and Associated Federal Actions
March 20 Public Meeting on Chapters 1-4
Ramada Inn, West Sacramento, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
STAGE 2
March 27 BDCP release:
Chapter 5: Effects Analysis
Chapter 6: Plan Implementation
Chapter 7: Implementation Structure
April 4 Public Meeting on Chapters 5-7
STAGE 3
Week of April 22 release:
Chapter 8: Implementation Costs and Funding Sources
Chapter 9: Alternatives to Take
Chapter 10: Integration of Independent Science into BDCP
Chapter 11: List of Preparers
Chapter 12: Glossary
Week of April 29 Public Meeting on Chapters 8-12
