Tag Archives: Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)
Brown administration official claims “BDCP is not about, and has never been about saving the Delta. The Delta cannot be saved.”
Recreational anglers, commercial fishermen, Indian tribal leaders, family farmers, environmentalists, Delta residents and many elected officials strongly oppose the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build the peripheral tunnels because they say it will lead to the extinction of Central Valley salmon, steelhead and other fish species. Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and Governor Jerry Brown have constantly portrayed the BDCP as a visionary effort based on “science” to accomplish the “co-equal goals” of “ecosystem restoration” and “water supply reliability.” continued
