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| More News Alameda Creek Alliance asks: Please Attend the Sunol Hearing on Calaveras Dam December 14 by Jeff Miller December 2, 2009 -- Environmental review is underway for the Calaveras Dam replacement project, potentially the most significant restoration opportunity for Alameda Creek. With all major fish passage projects in the watershed now underway, stream flows for fish below the San Francisco dams is a critical last piece of the puzzle for the full restoration of Alameda Creek. The San Francisco Planning Department will hold a final public hearing on the flawed draft Environmental Impact Report for the Calaveras Dam project on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 6:30 pm at the Sunol Glen Elementary School, 11601 Main Street, in Sunol. Come speak at the public hearing in Sunol. Talking points for speaking are posted here. This is the most controversial project of the entire Water System Improvement Program. We need a strong showing of public support for restoration to send a clear message to the SFPUC that they need to comply with environmental laws and restore steelhead as part of this project. Wear your Alameda Creek t-shirt to the hearing. The SFPUC is proposing to operate the rebuilt dam in a manner that is incompatible with restoring steelhead below the dam. The proposed operation of Calaveras and the related Alameda Diversion dams and stream flow releases for migratory fish are inadequate. The proposed mitigations for what will be significant construction impacts on habitat for numerous endangered species are meager and inappropriate. Read our Frequently Asked Questions about the problems with the project and EIR. Please Sign Your Group or Organization Onto Our Group Comment Letter on the EIR. Click here to read the letter and contact me to sign your group onto the letter by December 14. |